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nationalistic

How to use nationalistic in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for nationalistic.

Editorial note

And not nationalistic, but love India and what it represents. Brother, your note is well thought out and well meaning.

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Quick take

fanatically patriotic

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nationalistic gathered in one view.

adjective

fanatically patriotic

adjective

devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; "nationalist aspirations"; "minor nationalistic differences"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nationalistic.

adjective

devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; "nationalist aspirations"; "minor nationalistic differences"

Example sentences

1

And not nationalistic, but love India and what it represents. Brother, your note is well thought out and well meaning.

2

Yes, there is a nationalistic element in Svoboda party. It isn't pretty itself as well, but it is far, far, far from fascism.

3

I would just have liked to read a more balanced article that didn't bother with the nationalistic stuff. Viva Indian engineering in the 21st century!

4

\nno judgment, I'm not a fan of nationalistic dick measuring and governments lighting money on fire either. Also for that matter, what about the gay athletes how the hell are they supposed to not be involved in this type of stuff?

5

It may not be blatantly obvious to a nationalistic charismatic leader who thinks Franco wasn't too bad and actually needs only a bit of better PR and some long tongues silenced, and it would be for the best of public interest to do this. Look at what's going on in Russia.

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Explains all sorts of conflicts - ethnic, religious, ideological, nationalistic... Now every time I see people who organize an "us", I start looking for the "them" to appear.

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Any nationalistic cheerleading is strictly playing to the interests of politicians, not any nobler concept like ethnicity, race, or nation.

8

Even Putin's attempts at nationalistic projection have been remarkably pathetic by historical comparison. Putin's dominance of Russia won't leave the mark / impact that other far more dangerous people throughout history have.

9

The oligarchy in China is at least out in the open and nationalistic. In the west the oligarchy does everything in secret, their motives are largely unclear, and they keep everyone focused on culture war issues that never get resolved and celebrity like gossiping about politicians.

10

He has been jingoistic, using patriotic rhetoric to amass votes from nationalistic and conservative people alike. Yet, when it comes to leadership in Japan's political arena, there are hardly any viable candidates.

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Faschism = An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. Which fits the situation.

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They include nationalistic groups, but even the most marginal do not dare show anti-Semitism or other xenophobic behavior. And we certainly know that our very few nationalists are well-controlled by civil society and the new Ukrainian government – which is more than can be said for the Russian neo-Nazis, who are encouraged by your security services.

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I only see a difference between an opaque, unaccountable organization in the USA and an opaque, unaccountable organization in China when I look through a nationalistic lens.

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Most obviously, there's the general spirit of labor protectionism and xenophobia that reflects popular nationalistic and economic anxiety. Then there's the fact that immigration is one area where Congress exercises plenary power, and uses it to effectively exempt some immigration rules from judicial or executive review.

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Facism is a specific type of authoritative power structure almost always involving mass indoctrination of citizens into forming a unified movement via heavy nationalistic propaganda themed around a "vitalization" or "rebirth" of the nation state. In other words, authoritative governments indiscriminately killing people, while not good, is not a defining measure of fascism.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nationalistic in a sentence?

And not nationalistic, but love India and what it represents. Brother, your note is well thought out and well meaning.

What does nationalistic mean?

fanatically patriotic

What part of speech is nationalistic?

nationalistic is commonly used as adjective.