dovish person
someone who promotes peace
TRANSLATION
dovish = friedlich, friedfertig, friedliebend, konfliktvermeidend, gemäßigt, vermittelnd, pazifistisch (LEO, DH) --- GOOGLE INDEX dovish: approximately 250,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"The report appears to be more DOVISH than the neutral tone we had anticipated, though this outcome only reinforces our expectation that (interest) rates have already peaked," said Daragh Maher, an analyst at Calyon.
(The London Evening Standard)
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Senator Barack Obama seems better positioned with DOVISH Democratic primary voters, who still hold Hillary Clinton's October 2002 pro-war vote against her. Obama opposed the invasion but wasn't elected to the Senate until 2004.
(adapted from Newsday)
(The London Evening Standard)
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Senator Barack Obama seems better positioned with DOVISH Democratic primary voters, who still hold Hillary Clinton's October 2002 pro-war vote against her. Obama opposed the invasion but wasn't elected to the Senate until 2004.
(adapted from Newsday)
Did you
know?
dovish
adjective
- describes a person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict
(adapted from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
- describes a tone of speech or a position that is seeking to avoid conflict and establish harmony
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WORD ORIGIN
Dovish derives from dove (die Taube), a bird that has served as a universal symbol of peace since Biblical times. As the story is told, Noah released a dove from the Ark towards the end of the great flood. It returned with an olive branch in its beak, signifying that land was within reach again.
While Biblical scholars tend to interpret the dove and olive branch more as symbols of deliverance and God's forgiveness, both have nevertheless come to exemplify peace and conciliation.
Dovish is typically used to describe those opposed to war for political purposes or people who are apt to have more liberal views. The ongoing debate regarding the Iraq war, particularly in the UK and the U.S., has split both politicians and the public into two factions; doves, the war's opponents, and hawks (Falken), the war's proponents.
As a bird of prey, the hawk signifies aggression and is used to describe those who advocate war to achieve political goals and also people who represent more conservative opinions.
Dovish in the context of peaceful was first used during the 1962 missile crisis, a cold war confrontation between the United States and the former Soviet Union over the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Interestingly enough, dovish is also used in the world of finance and refers to an economic outlook that generally supports lower interest rates. Doves take the position that inflationary pressures are low enough for low interest rates to be desirable ("U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan upbeat on the economy, dovish on inflation”).
Etymology note: although zoologically different, dove and pigeon are frequently interchanged. Dove is thought to originate from the Old English duefe, as in "duefe-doppa”, a dabchick or water bird. Duefe is related to the Old Saxon dueba, Middle Dutch dueve (modern Dutch duif), Old High German tueba (modern German Taube), Old Icelandic duefa, Swedish duva and Danish due.
(sources: The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology, www.fxwords.com)
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SYNONYMS
amicable, gentle, halcyon, harmonious, neutral, non-belligerent, non-violent, pacifistic, peace loving, placatory
(Roget's New Millennium™)
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ANTONYMS
aggressive, combative, hawkish, hostile, martial, militant, violent, warlike
(Roget's New Millennium™)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"He's a bit dovish when it comes to taking on the competition, but he's a brilliant and visionary engineer.”
adjective
- describes a person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict
(adapted from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
- describes a tone of speech or a position that is seeking to avoid conflict and establish harmony
---
WORD ORIGIN
Dovish derives from dove (die Taube), a bird that has served as a universal symbol of peace since Biblical times. As the story is told, Noah released a dove from the Ark towards the end of the great flood. It returned with an olive branch in its beak, signifying that land was within reach again.
While Biblical scholars tend to interpret the dove and olive branch more as symbols of deliverance and God's forgiveness, both have nevertheless come to exemplify peace and conciliation.
Dovish is typically used to describe those opposed to war for political purposes or people who are apt to have more liberal views. The ongoing debate regarding the Iraq war, particularly in the UK and the U.S., has split both politicians and the public into two factions; doves, the war's opponents, and hawks (Falken), the war's proponents.
As a bird of prey, the hawk signifies aggression and is used to describe those who advocate war to achieve political goals and also people who represent more conservative opinions.
Dovish in the context of peaceful was first used during the 1962 missile crisis, a cold war confrontation between the United States and the former Soviet Union over the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Interestingly enough, dovish is also used in the world of finance and refers to an economic outlook that generally supports lower interest rates. Doves take the position that inflationary pressures are low enough for low interest rates to be desirable ("U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan upbeat on the economy, dovish on inflation”).
Etymology note: although zoologically different, dove and pigeon are frequently interchanged. Dove is thought to originate from the Old English duefe, as in "duefe-doppa”, a dabchick or water bird. Duefe is related to the Old Saxon dueba, Middle Dutch dueve (modern Dutch duif), Old High German tueba (modern German Taube), Old Icelandic duefa, Swedish duva and Danish due.
(sources: The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology, www.fxwords.com)
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SYNONYMS
amicable, gentle, halcyon, harmonious, neutral, non-belligerent, non-violent, pacifistic, peace loving, placatory
(Roget's New Millennium™)
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ANTONYMS
aggressive, combative, hawkish, hostile, martial, militant, violent, warlike
(Roget's New Millennium™)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"He's a bit dovish when it comes to taking on the competition, but he's a brilliant and visionary engineer.”
