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- Dictionaryjingoism/ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/
noun
- 1. extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy: derogatory "the popular jingoism that swept the lower–middle classes"
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- Jingoism
Patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy
Jingoism is nationalism in the form of aggressive and proactive foreign policy, such as a country's advocacy for the use of threats or actual force, as opposed to peaceful relations, in efforts to safeguard what it perceives as its national interests. Colloquially, jingoism is excessive bias in judging one's own country as superior to others – an extreme type of nationalism (cf. chauvinism and ult... Wikipedia
