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In some senses, dovish is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
dovish
/ˈdʌvɪʃ/
adj 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
long, own
VERB + DOVISH
dove, impose, perched
DOVISH + NOUN
administration, agenda, bush, hawk
PREP.
on, on
Definitions
adj
1
Pertaining to a dove; dove-like.
2
Peaceful, conciliatory.
According to Kathleen A. Francovic, director of surveys for CBS News, it was the “war and peace” issue that seemed to separate the sexes in 1980, with women predictably perched on the dovish side.
Doubtless an expression of frustration at the UN secretary general, who has long been too dovish for Bush administration tastes.
3
Disfavoring increasing interest rates; inclined against increasing interest rates.
The Federal Reserve's statement on recent inflation was interpreted as dovish by the market.
A dovish policy keeps unemployment close to 6 percent and lets the price level swing more widely to absorb economic shocks.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — opposed to war
- pacifistic
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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According to Kathleen A. Francovic, director of surveys for CBS News, it was the “war and peace” issue that seemed to separate the sexes in 1980, with women predictably perched on the dovish side.
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Doubtless an expression of frustration at the UN secretary general, who has long been too dovish for Bush administration tastes.
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Caillaux bypassed his Foreign Office in order to impose his own dovish agenda on the negotiations with Berlin […].
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He's both a hawkish dove and a dovish hawk.
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