chauvinism

noun

ˈshō-və-ˌni-zəm How to pronounce chauvinism (audio)
Definition of chauvinismnext
as in nationalism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults

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Recent Examples of chauvinism Her stories are well-told, relevant and often searing, detailing an elementary-school teacher’s slight, a hometown swimming-pool reckoning and chauvinism from an Ivy League club. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 Their creative harmony and Charli’s mental wellbeing are threatened when her label brings in toxic concert film director Johannes (Alexander Skarsgård), a role that seems custom fit for the Swedish actor, who takes up all the oxygen in the room with an effortless chauvinism. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026 More important, Arab chauvinism toward Southeast Asian Muslims—an attitude codified in The Management of Savagery, by the jihadi strategist Abu Bakr Naji—could limit the scope of future cooperation. — Zachary Abuza, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for chauvinism
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  1. nationalism
  2. patriotism
  3. jingoism
Noun
  • For Kai Schwemmer, who is the national political director for the College Republicans of America as well as Utah County’s deputy elections clerk, embracing overtly racial nationalism isn’t just good in itself.
    — Charlie Sabgir, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Historian Yuval Harari argues the need for a form of nationalism, not the nationalism of exclusion and hate, but one of care for all the tribes of a nation.
    — Catherine Simpson Bueker, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
Definition of nationalism
Noun
  • Pochettino has been pushing patriotism and love for the national team badge since his arrival.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
  • The entire team, regardless of politics or upbringings, has leaned into the unique brand of patriotism that this World Cup has whipped up.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of patriotism
Noun
  • This was an era of over-the-top displays of patriotism and even jingoism; the phrase Let’s make America great again was in.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Tapping into national pride — dare say jingoism — might have done the trick.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of jingoism

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