bellicist
Promoter of warfare
A bellicist advocates for war or military action as a solution to political conflicts.
The term is the opposite of pacifist—where pacifists oppose war on principle, bellicists see it as necessary or even desirable: The bellicists in the cabinet pushed for immediate intervention.
The word carries negative connotations, implying eagerness for conflict.
Advocate for armed conflict
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- militaristAdvocate for armed strength
- jingoistAggressive foreign policy supporter
- interventionistAdvocate for outside involvement
war hawk · aggressor · nationalist · expansionist · imperialist · hardliner · militarism
From a former Baltic kingdom
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- imperialistAdvocate for territorial expansion
- colonialistAdvocate for territorial expansion
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
chauvinism · gunboat diplomacy · expansionism · manifest destiny · war fever · saber-rattling · war cry · battle hymn
Hawkish interventionist ideology
- war partyGroup assembled for attack
- military-industrialWar economy alliance
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- preemptive strikeAttack to forestall aggression
war cabinet · war coalition · Pentagon · war council · military buildup · arms race · war powers · strategic bombing
warmonger
Advocate for armed conflict
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- militaristAdvocate for armed strength
- jingoistAggressive foreign policy supporter
interventionist · war hawk · aggressor · nationalist · expansionist · imperialist · hardliner · militarism
Prussian
From a former Baltic kingdom
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- imperialistAdvocate for territorial expansion
- colonialistAdvocate for territorial expansion
jingoism · chauvinism · gunboat diplomacy · expansionism · manifest destiny · war fever · saber-rattling · war cry · battle hymn · war memorial
neoconservative
Hawkish interventionist ideology
- war partyGroup assembled for attack
- military-industrialWar economy alliance
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
preemptive strike · war cabinet · war coalition · Pentagon · war council · military buildup · arms race · war powers · strategic bombing · containment
bellicistpacifist
Anti-violence believer
dove · peacenik · pacificist · peace activist · anti-war activist
bellicose, bellicosity, belligerent, belligerence, belligerency, antebellum, rebel, rebellion, rebellious