hawk

/hɔːk/ noun [C]

Definition

› ECONOMICS someone who believes that the government should take strong action in controlling the national budget, inflation, etc.: The hawks on the committee are worried that 6 per cent growth could trigger inflation. a budget/deficit/inflation hawk → Compare dove

hawkish › Stronger-than-expected growth figures and hawkish comments from the Bank of England fuelled speculation that interest rates could rise again.

(Definition of hawk noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)