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Advocating détente, e.g.
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dovish
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Since becoming president in 1993 he has encouraged dovish leaders to move on the path to peace. ▪ The election pitted the pro-detente Nixon against the even more dovish George McGovern. ▪ The picture of a dovish president ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dovish \Dov"ish\, a. Like a dove; harmless; innocent. ``Joined with dovish simplicity.'' --Latimer. advocating peace, compromise or conciliation rather than war or conflict. Opposite of hawkish
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Pertaining to a dove; dove-like. 2 peaceful, conciliatory.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. opposed to war [syn: pacifist(a) , pacifistic ]
Usage examples of dovish.
Thus, what is important about September 11 is that it has made Americans think twice about the risks inherent in the purely dovish position on Iraq that has so far predominated in U.
Once it became clear that Saddam was not likely to fall in the wake of the Gulf War, even senior members of the Bush administration largely moved into the dovish position, wishing to leave Saddam to stew in Baghdad while they turned to addressing more important concerns such as Russia after communism, building better relations with China, starting a new Arab-Israeli peace process, and saving the hungry of Somalia.