flag-flying
Hoisting national colors
Flag-flying is the display of flags, especially national flags, as an expression of patriotism or allegiance.
The term often carries a slightly critical tone, suggesting the display is performative or excessive: All this flag-flying doesn't prove you love your country.
In British usage, flag-flying can also mean representing one's organization or cause at events.
Vessel's sail support
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- buntingFestive decorative fabric
- pennantTapering nautical flag
- hoistingRaising with effort
raising · unfurling · half-mast · draping · mounting · waving · fluttering · standard
Devotion to one's country
- national prideEsteem for one's country
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- civic prideAttachment to one's community
- anthemOfficial song of praise
ceremony · parade · memorial · celebration · sovereignty · allegiance · heritage · commemoration
Public display of opinion
- solidarityUnity among allies
- rallyGathering for a cause
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
movement · activism · cause · statement · symbol · burning · desecration · occupation
Organized effort toward goal
- electionOrganized public voting
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- headquartersCentral command location
- rallyGathering for a cause
convention · supporter · candidate · party · ideology · faction · movement · affiliation
mast
Vessel's sail support
hoisting · raising · unfurling · half-mast · draping · mounting · waving · fluttering · standard · ensign
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- national prideEsteem for one's country
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- civic prideAttachment to one's community
anthem · ceremony · parade · memorial · celebration · sovereignty · allegiance · heritage · commemoration · national holiday
demonstration
Public display of opinion
- solidarityUnity among allies
- rallyGathering for a cause
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
defiance · movement · activism · cause · statement · symbol · burning · desecration · occupation · dissent
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- electionOrganized public voting
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- headquartersCentral command location
rally · convention · supporter · candidate · party · ideology · faction · movement · affiliation · loyalty
flag-flyingflag-burning
Destroying ensigns by fire
unpatriotic · disloyal · ashamed · covert · discretion
flag-flyingcosmopolitanism
Belief in shared humanity
internationalism · globalism · world citizenship · anti-nationalism · statelessness
flag-flyingmilitary service
Duty in armed forces
civic engagement · community service · walking the walk · private devotion · voting
flag, flying, flags, flagged, flagging, flagpole, flagship, fly, flies