OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 38144

dovish

/ˈdʌvɪʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
columbino
Peaceful, conciliatory.
According to Kathleen A. Francovic, director of surveys for CBS News, it was the “war and peace” issue that seemed to separate the sexes in 1980, with women predictably perched on…
Doubtless an expression of frustration at the UN secretary general, who has long been too dovish for Bush administration tastes.