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US
/ˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəm/
]
[ UK /ʃˈəʊvɪnˌɪzəm/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈəʊvɪnˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
- fanatical patriotism
- activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
How To Use chauvinism In A Sentence
- I think there is a good deal of old-fashioned chauvinism. Times, Sunday Times
- The plagues of aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and ethnic tension are still widespread.
- It's a bizarre concept that intertwines issues of patriotism and sporting chauvinism.
- The sea was a conduit for commerce, largely free of chauvinism. Times, Sunday Times
- The word chauvinism is often used as shorthand for male chauvinism, a term describing the attitudes of men who believe that women are inferior and should not be given equal status with men. Chauvinism
- The plagues of aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and ethnic tension are still widespread.
- That enterprise led to what I thought was a particularly repellent burst of American / European chauvinism - a fantasy that there was nothing there before the Europeans arrived.
- But the blatant male chauvinism in the movie riled me. The Sun
- And is light entertainment the last bastion of male chauvinism? Times, Sunday Times
- The term is everywhere in recent weeks, rather like the way the phrase "male chauvinism" emerged decades ago in the United States. NYT > Home Page