hawks and doves

Cultural  

1. Popularly, “hawks” are those who advocate an aggressive foreign policy based on strong military power. “Doves” try to resolve international conflicts without the threat of force.

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Example Sentences

The sometimes-conflicting messages suggest that Powell has sought to balance competing demands from hawks and doves on the Fed’s interest-rate setting committee.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

But the verdict of Mar. 29, 1971, despaired hawks and doves alike.

From Time • Mar. 29, 2016

Both hawks and doves often fail to recognize the difference between sticks and hard-line ends, or between carrots and pacific ends.

From US News • Jan. 23, 2015

Fed officials, both hawks and doves, have since become increasingly worried that keeping rates low for so long could fuel excessive risk-taking by investors.

From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2014

History provides at best rough guides for action, a smattering of precedents from which hawks and doves can pluck “lessons” to bolster their cases.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2013