nationalist
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Synonyms: Noun
chauvinist, flag-waver, jingo, superpatriot
Synonyms: Adjective
chauvinist, chauvinistic, jingoist, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic
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a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arenaAdjective
The country's Nationalist Party won the election. a nationalist rant against the immigrants supposedly flooding the country
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Among the latter are leading voices of the new nationalists. — John Hood, National Review, "New Nationalists Make Three Big Bets," 28 Aug. 2019 Ending Kashmir鈥檚 special status, and (as a subtext) humiliating its Muslim population, has long been a goal of India鈥檚 Hindu nationalists, whom Mr Modi leads. — The Economist, "When India鈥檚 government abuses power, the media cheer," 22 Aug. 2019 But Teneo said that result will mostly increase the influence of other centrist parties more than that of the nationalists. — Colleen Barry, The Seattle Times, "Italy鈥檚 Salvini stakes out post as Europe鈥檚 populist leader," 19 May 2019 In India journalists who criticise the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party receive torrents of threats on social media from Hindu nationalists. — The Economist, "The global gag on free speech is tightening," 15 Aug. 2019 As the Nazis, with help from Ukrainian nationalists, began to murder the local Jews in 1942, the Bernholzes fled their ghetto for the safety of a Polish farm family sheltering other Jews in a barn. — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, "Ben Barenholtz, midnight-movie Innovator, dies at 83," 10 July 2019 As the Nazis, with help from Ukrainian nationalists, began to murder the local Jews in 1942, the Bernholzes fled their ghetto for the safety of a Polish farm family sheltering other Jews in a barn. — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, "Ben Barenholtz, Midnight-Movie Innovator, Is Dead at 83," 5 July 2019 The idea of an autocephalous, or independent, Ukrainian church has long been a dream of Ukrainian nationalists. — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, "Tangle of church and state roils Ukraine鈥檚 Orthodox parishes," 17 Apr. 2019 The Afghan Taliban鈥攚hich is not a political party but a kind of relatively diversified front鈥攊s an organization of nationalists, first and foremost. — Rony Brauman, Harper's magazine, "Salable Virtues," 10 Apr. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Experts believe that the move, a campaign promise made by Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP party, could now open the way for a steady demographic change in the country's only Muslim majority state. — Swati Gupta And Kara Fox, CNN, "Indian opposition leaders refused entry to Kashmir," 24 Aug. 2019 In 2014 the right-wing Hindu nationalist party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, as hardliners, won a full majority under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. — K.n.c., The Economist, "India cannot flourish without individual freedom," 16 Aug. 2019 Europe鈥檚 economic fortunes could get much worse should Matteo Salvini鈥檚 far-right nationalist League party, already leading in the Italian polls, claim top spot in new elections. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, "Germany Is Hovering on the Edge of Recession. Here鈥檚 Why That Spells Trouble for the Rest of Europe," 14 Aug. 2019 India鈥檚 government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, aims to have the whole country abide by policies based in that religion and its culture. — Alex Ward, Vox, "Pakistan cuts off diplomatic and economic ties to India over Kashmir power grab," 8 Aug. 2019 Others pointed to another hand gesture that has not drawn formal scrutiny from FIFA: the Serbian three-finger salute, which is seen as a nationalist symbol. — James Montague, New York Times, "Politics Ensnare Mohamed Salah and Switzerland at the World Cup," 24 June 2018 His decision was years in the making, the collision of India鈥檚 rising nationalist politics, frustration with Kashmir鈥檚 dogged separatists, and a long-running rivalry with Pakistan. — Sameer Yasir, BostonGlobe.com, "Confusion, rage, and protest grip cutoff Kashmir," 10 Aug. 2019 That has electrified his Hindu-nationalist supporters, who want Kashmir, India鈥檚 only Muslim-majority state, brought to heel. — The Economist, "Modi鈥檚 revocation of Kashmir鈥檚 autonomy," 9 Aug. 2019 At the scale of the jihadist terror threat still dwarfs and has dwarfed the scale of the white-nationalist terror threat. — Nr Staff, National Review, "The Editors Podcast: More Mass Shootings Shake the Nation," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nationalist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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