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noun
The state, quality, or condition of being dovish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The condition of being a dove, as opposed to a hawk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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noun
any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hawkishness
Broader terms: political orientation, ideology, political theory
Narrower terms: peace advocacy
History
Etymology tree English dovish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English dovishness From dovish + -ness.
