dovish
Speech parts
1. dovish - Adjective
2. dovish - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Like a dove; harmless; innocent.
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Examples
After power Brzezinski left office concerned about the internal division within the Democratic party, arguing that the dovish McGovernite wing would send the Democrats into permanent minority.
Sanders was no more immune to pork-barrel politics than any other senator, setting aside his dovish proclivities to support basing F-35 jets at the Vermont Air National Guard base in Burlington.
Dallek 1998, p. 284. Polls showed that beginning in 1965, the public was consistently 40–50 percent hawkish and 10–25 percent dovish.
Although Olmert began his career even farther to the right than Sharon, he is more dovish.
The British pound also bounced back in tandem with Euro amid persistent uncertainty surrounding impending Brexit talks, against the backdrop of recent dovish BoE tilt.
"Our view is the possibility of more dovish language with regards to interest-rate policy as the political landscape continues to unfold with greater clarity over the next few months," said Ray Choy, head treasury strategist at CIMB Bank in Kuala Lumpur.