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DOVISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dovish mean?
• DOVISH (adjective)
The adjective DOVISH has 1 sense:
1. opposed to war
Familiarity information: DOVISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Opposed to war
Synonyms:
dovish; pacifist; pacifistic
Similar:
peaceable; peaceful (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war)
Derivation:
dovishness (any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict)
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