- hawkish
- An aggressive tone. For example, if the Federal Reserve uses hawkish language to describe the threat of inflation, one could reasonably expect stronger actions from the Fed. There is a similar application to CEO describing an important issue that a firm faces. Opposite of Dovish. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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a politician or official who believes in using force or firm action when dealing with problems, rather than a more peaceful approach:• Mr George has a reputation as a hawk on inflation.
• He has always been a deficit hawk (= a politician who wants to reduce the amount of money the government owes ) .
— compare dove— hawkish adjective :• hawkish political leaders
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Ⅰ.hawk UK US /hɔːk/ noun [C]► ECONOMICS someone who believes that the government should take strong action in controlling the national budget, inflation, etc.: »The hawks on the committee are worried that 6 per cent growth could trigger inflation.
»a budget/deficit/inflation hawk
hawkish► »Stronger-than-expected growth figures and hawkish comments from the Bank of England fuelled speculation that interest rates could rise again.
Ⅱ.hawk UK US /hɔːk/ verb INFORMAL► to sell goods in the street or a public place: »Street vendors hawk tea, watches, T-shirts, chickens, and just about everything else.
»Most major businesses hawk their wares on the Net.
► DISAPPROVING to try to interest a person or company in a product, idea, etc.: hawk sth around to sb/sth »He has written a guide to finances which he plans to hawk around to all the major publishers.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
