English Dictionary

deficit hawk

名詞

軽蔑的 俗語 時々

(politics, slang, sometimes derogatory) A person, especially one in power, who emphasizes keeping government budgets under control, derogatory when such actions are seen as predatory or entail harsh fiscal discipline or austerity.

日本語の意味

（政治や俗語的な表現で、時に侮蔑的な意味合いを持つ）政府の予算管理を徹底させる人物、特に財政赤字の削減や厳格な財政規律、緊縮財政を主張する、権力を持つ人物を指す。 / 財政赤字の削減や政府支出の厳格な管理を求める、傾向や立場を取る人物。

As a deficit hawk, the finance minister often pushed for deep spending cuts even during recessions.

その財務大臣は財政の強硬派として、不況時でさえ大幅な歳出削減をしばしば推し進めた。

意味（1）

(politics, slang, sometimes derogatory) A person, especially one in power, who emphasizes keeping government budgets under control, derogatory when such actions are seen as predatory or entail harsh fiscal discipline or austerity.

He is renowned for his ingenuity, enthusiasm and persistence ... and has established himself as one of the legislature's most ferocious deficit hawks.

deficit hawks （ plural ）