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chickenhawk
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archaic
slang
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(アメリカ政治における蔑称)徴兵逃れをしたものの、現代においてはアメリカの海外軍事介入を支持する人物、特にベトナム戦争時の文脈で用いられる
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(US politics, derogatory) A draft dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.
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Critics branded the senator a chickenhawk after he voted to authorize the war despite having avoided the draft decades ago.
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Critics branded the senator a chickenhawk after he voted to authorize the war despite having avoided the draft decades ago.
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