Chauvinism

Word CHAUVINISM
Character 10
Hyphenation chau vin ism
Pronunciations /ˈʃəʊ.və.nɪ.zəm/

Definitions and meanings of "Chauvinism"

What do we mean by chauvinism?

Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country; fanatical patriotism. noun

Prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own gender, group, or kind. noun

The sentiments of a chauvin; enthusiastic, unreflecting devotion to any cause; especially, absurdly exaggerated patriotism or military enthusiasm. noun

Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism. noun

Exaggerated and unreasoning partisanship to any group or cause; -- . noun

Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism. noun

Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea. noun

Fanatical patriotism noun

Activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women noun

Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.

Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.

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The word "chauvinism" in example sentences

Israeli chauvinism is for some reason seen by political elites as the only politically viable stance, but there is no reason to suppose that real people feel the same way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The "Le Pen" of American public life (cf. the French you love to hate) apparently believes that demagogic national chauvinism is a ticket to political success. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The chauvinism is very much of its era, and yet the show is self-aware of its sexism and makes fun of itself. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In polarised situations, it is almost natural for politicians to try and compete with each other in chauvinism rather than in their willingness to accommodate - Sri Lanka and Israel/Palestine are particularly obvious examples, as indeed is Northern Ireland. ❋ Nwhyte (2008)

I believe most readers would be able to understand that this is the use of the word chauvinism that I had in mind in my comment, even though you believe this use to be an “original albeit nonsensical” one. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Have you noticed that male chauvinism is making a comeback? ❋ Unknown (2003)

‡ The word chauvinism is often used as shorthand for “male chauvinism, ” a term describing the attitudes of men who believe that women are inferior and should not be given equal status with men. ❋ Unknown (2002)

To carry patriotism to the edge of chauvinism is to abandon the discipline of thought, which is the only safeguard against self-seeking patriotism. ❋ Unknown (1978)

While the federal political structure has worked remarkably well in the context of India, where coexistence of several ethnic / linguistic states acts as buffer to any chauvinism from the Hindi heartland, it is unlikely to work in Sri Lanka where there are only two main ethnic groups. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Intelligentsiya’s bias toward ethnic chauvinism is quite glaring and foreigners should be advised that you are helping give credibility to an extremely racist website. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The laddie burlesque of male chauvinism is almost purely a reaction to feminism’s ascendancy, which people of both sexes have long taken for granted. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A "Nationalist," according to my dictionary is 1. a person who has devotion and loyalty to one's own nation, and 2. a person who has excessive patriotism or chauvinism, which is a zealous and aggressive patriotism or enthusiasm for military glory, a biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause. ❋ Warren J. Blumenfeld (2011)

Gigi Becali is a wealthy Bucharest businessman, soccer team owner, and founder and leader of the New Generation Party, a patchwork party of national chauvinism, that is suggestive of exclusion based on race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation -- to cite just a few criteria. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This view, he argued, is just another form of class chauvinism, which is simply based on blind class “loyalty” or prejudice, and unjustifiably discriminates against those outside the privileged class. ❋ Brennan, Andrew (2008)

As for thinly disguised chauvinism, that is in pretty short supply in this country, IMO. ❋ Unknown (2006)

His chauvinism was a running gag with them, whether the topic was food or baseball, a way of bridging the ten-year gap in their ages while defusing any boy-girl stuff. ❋ Lippman, Laura, 1959- (2003)

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