Question of the Day #152

"Chickenhawk in Chief"
From the headline of this article at the Atlantic.

上記の文で、chickenhawk の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "chickenhawk" mean?

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解答

意味： 英辞郎によると、


〈俗〉兵役を免れた［に就いていない］タカ派

Answer

According to Wiktionary:

A draft-dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

「タカ派の公人で戦時において兵役を避けた人」の比喩的な使い方は、少なくても1988年から。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

Figuratively, from the secondary senses of both words, "public person who advocates war but who declined significant opportunity to serve in uniform during wartime," at least 1988, American English.

Examples

•  That draft-dodging chickenhawk has no business sending our children to war.
• My campus is swarming with chickenhawks. 
• George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are chicken hawks.