Meaning of war hawk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A proponent of war or military intrusiveness.
   figuratively
2. An eagle.
   dated, literary

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Examples

“Suddenly, John R. Bolton, the conservative war hawk and favorite villain of the left, is the toast of Senate Democrats, the last, best hope to prove their abuse-of-power case against President Trump.”

“But critics of Washington’s hyper-aggressive foreign policy need to understand that the flight of many of the worst war hawks from the Republican Party does not mean the GOP has returned to its non-interventionist roots.”

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