deficit hawk
Anti-red-ink politician
A deficit hawk is someone who prioritizes reducing government budget deficits and opposes policies that increase public debt.
The term is mostly used in American political discourse, often for fiscal conservatives who advocate spending cuts or balanced budget requirements: Deficit hawks in Congress blocked the stimulus package.
Compare with dove and hawk in their political senses.
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- discretionary spendingNon-obligatory personal expenditures
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- fiscalOf public revenue
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
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- fiscal policynational budget, budget surplus, federal budget, fiscal reform, fiscal policy
- deficitsshortfall, overspending, borrowing, budget gap, funding gap
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