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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbellicista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bel.liˈtʃi.sta/
"Il governo ha respinto le posizioni belliciste dell'opposizione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who advocates or supports war and aggressive military policies.
"The political debate was dominated by bellicists who argued that preemptive strikes were necessary for national security."
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Demonstrating or characterized by a readiness to fight or start wars; bellicose.
"His bellicist rhetoric alarmed diplomats and heightened tensions across the border."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'bellicus' (pertaining to war), from 'bellum' (war), combined with the English agent suffix '-ist'. The term emerged in the late 19th century amidst rising European militarism to describe advocates of war and aggressive foreign policies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bellicist" is said worldwide
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belliciste
Transliteration: /bɛ.li.sist/
"Les discours bellicistes ont aggravé la crise internationale."
Bellizist
Transliteration: /bɛliˈtsɪst/
"Der Bellizist forderte eine sofortige militärische Intervention."
bellicista
Transliteration: /bel.liˈtʃi.sta/
"Il governo ha respinto le posizioni belliciste dell'opposizione."
belicista
Transliteration: /be.liˈsis.ta/
"Los sectores belicistas presionaron al parlamento para aprobar el presupuesto militar."
belicista
Transliteration: /be.liˈsis.tɐ/
"O discurso belicista do líder político preocupou os aliados internacionais."
युद्धवादी
Transliteration: yuddhavadi
"युद्धवादी नीतियों के कारण दोनों देशों में तनाव बढ़ गया है।"
好战者
Transliteration: hàozhànzhě
"好战者总是试图通过武力解决外交争端。"
호전론자
Transliteration: hojeollonja
"호전론자들의 압박으로 인해 평화 협상이 결렬되었습니다."
好戦主義者
Transliteration: kōsen shugisha
"その好戦主義者は外交的解決の可能性を否定した。"
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