War Advocacy (Noun)
Meaning
A policy of advocating war.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The hawkish senator was accused of engaging in war advocacy to advance his own personal interests in the region.
- Her involvement in war advocacy as a youth has now evolved into a passionate crusade against violence.
- Historians debate the impact of Roosevelt's war advocacy in drawing America into the Second World War.
- Opponents argued that the conservative politician's aggressive language bordered on war advocacy and posed a risk to national security.
- Experts saw a connection between increasing nationalist fervor and growing public war advocacy that endorsed violent aggression towards rival countries.