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war hawk
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of WAR HAWK
one who urges or attempts to cause a war <war hawks in the cabinet who urged the President to respond to the threat with armed force>
Related Words agitator, firebrand, fomenter, instigator, rabble-rouser; belligerent, combatant, militant; chauvinist
Near Antonyms peacemaker; peacekeeper
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