hawkishness

Definitions of hawkishness

1. noun

   any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
   antonyms:

   dovishness

   any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict

   types:

   militarism

   a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

   war advocacy, warmongering

   a policy of advocating war

   type of:

   ideology, political orientation, political theory

   an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation