[ US /ˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəm/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈə‍ʊvɪnˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. fanatical patriotism
  2. activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
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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
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