From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhawkishhawk‧ish /ˈhɔːkɪʃ $ ˈhɒːk-/ adjective WARsupporting the use of military force in order to deal with political problems —hawkishness noun [uncountable]
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hawkish• Mr Rowland is a man in the mould of Vice-President Dan Quayle: young, handsome and hawkish.• On most issues the Bush administration is taking a decidedly hawkish line, most obviously on defence.• Watanabe was known to take a more hawkish line than his predecessors on defence issues. 