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Flag waving   /flæg wˈeɪvɪŋ/   Listen
Flag waving

noun
1.
An appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions.  Synonym: jingoism.






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"Flag waving" Quotes from Famous Books



... with a Notification of his safe Arrival; but the Darkness of the Night prov'd so great an Obstacle, that it was a long time before the Pinnace could reach the Admiral. When Day appear'd, it was astonishing to the whole Fleet to see the Union Flag waving at the Main-top-mast Head. No body could trust his own Eyes, or guess at the Meaning, till better certify'd by the Account of an Event ...
— Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton • Daniel Defoe

... to believe that the preservation of this glorious Union, with its broad flag waving over us, as the shield for our protection on land and on sea, is paramount to all the Parties and platforms that ever have existed, or ever can exist. I would, to-day, if I had the power, sink my own Party, and every other one, with all their platforms, into the vortex of ...
— The Great Conspiracy, Complete • John Alexander Logan

... as long as I'm alive," Jack answered, turning and lifting his hat in simple yet eloquent salute to the Flag waving at the gunboat's stern. ...
— The Submarine Boys and the Spies - Dodging the Sharks of the Deep • Victor G. Durham

... would be better that her Highness should return without delay to the Palace, where a wonderful feast had been already prepared for her, including a real birthday cake with her own initials worked all over it in painted sugar and a lovely silver flag waving from the top. The Infanta accordingly rose up with much dignity, and having given orders that the little dwarf was to dance again for her after the hour of siesta, and conveyed her thanks to the young Count of Tierra-Nueva for his charming reception, ...
— A House of Pomegranates • Oscar Wilde

... hot early autumn when I reached Chee-chong. The brilliant sunshine revealed a Japanese flag waving-over a hillock commanding the town, and glistened against the bayonet of a Japanese sentry. I dismounted and walked down the streets and over the heaps of ashes. Never have I witnessed such complete destruction. ...
— Korea's Fight for Freedom • F.A. McKenzie



Words linked to "Flag waving" :   demagoguery, jingoism, demagogy



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