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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the 12th US Congress (1811–1813) who advocated war with Great Britain.
- noun One who advocates war; a hawk.
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- noun an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
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