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revanchist
[ ruh-van-chist, -vahn-shist ]
noun
- an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
adjective
- of or relating to a political policy of revanche.
- of or relating to revanchists or revanchism.
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Other Words From
- re·vanchism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of revanchist1
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Example Sentences
I believe this revanchist movement is the last gasp of a demographically doomed group of people who are trying to refight the Civil War and see if they can win this time.
From Time
Today, China is surrounded by a proud and rich Japan, an ambitious and nationalistic India, a revanchist Russia and a wealthy, competitive South Korea.
From Washington Post
Adenauer was very conscious of the dangers of driving the old Nazi elites into a kind of revanchist underground.
From The Daily Beast
This revanchist minority is angry, unsatisfied, and ready to fight.
From The Daily Beast
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