dovish

American  

[duhv-ish] / ˈdʌv ɪʃ /

Also dovelike

adjective

1. (especially of a person in public office) advocating peace, compromise, or a conciliatory national attitude.

   Mr. Weizman made his name as one of Israel's most celebrated fighting men, yet he worked to transform himself into a dovish politician.

2. Economics. advocating low interest rates or other monetary policies aimed at reducing unemployment rather than inflation.

   With the jobless rate in double digits, the same dovish remarks can be expected from other Federal Reserve officials.

3. like or resembling a dove or any of the bird’s typical features or behaviors.

   The sofa fabric is a soft dovish gray.

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Other Word Forms

• dovishness noun

Etymology

Origin of dovish

dov(e) ¹ ( def. ) + -ish ¹

Compare meaning

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• dovish vs. hawkish

Example Sentences

But Mary Daly, the dovish president of the San Francisco Fed, said that guidance might be misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal

Upward revisions to both paired with an unchanged rate path “imply a dovish reaction function,” noted Citi economists.

From Barron's

A “dovish” one is looking to bring rates down.

From MarketWatch

“Given that we are into year six of meaningfully above-target inflation, Fed officials may be slower than otherwise to embrace a dovish stance in this instance,” Feroli said in a research note.

From MarketWatch

LPL Financial’s chief economist, Jeff Roach, says further labor deterioration could pull the Fed in a more dovish direction and lead to rate cuts at the April 28-29 Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

From Barron's