jingoist

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Noun jingoist has 1 sense

chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer - an extreme bellicose nationalist
--₁ is a kind of patriot, nationalist

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Jingoist (Noun)

A jingoist refers to someone who strongly and often excessively advocates for aggressive and bellicose foreign policy, often to the point of favoring war as a solution.

Sample Sentence:

John, a prominent jingoist, believes that military force is the only solution to maintain national security.