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dovish
[ duhv-ish ]
adjective
- (especially of a person in public office) advocating peace, compromise, or a conciliatory national attitude:
Mr. Weizman made his name as one of Israel's most celebrated fighting men, yet he worked to transform himself into a dovish politician.
- Economics. advocating low interest rates or other monetary policies aimed at reducing unemployment rather than inflation:
With the jobless rate in double digits, the same dovish remarks can be expected from other Federal Reserve officials.
- like or resembling a dove or any of the bird’s typical features or behaviors:
The sofa fabric is a soft dovish gray.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dovish1
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Example Sentences
Some hoped he would follow through on his dovish campaign rhetoric, others thought he might escalate conflict in the Middle East.
"The Bank has been turning more dovish lately, but requires more favourable data surprises to easing more quickly."
“If you’re perceived as leaning toward one particular geography of the alliance, or too dovish or too hawkish, then it makes things complicated.â€
A former prime minister, he is an ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico, and shares the PM's dovish attitude towards Russia.
It would take just one defection from the dovish camp to potentially scupper the central bank’s three-cut outlook.
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