revanchist
/rəˈvɑːntʃɪst/
noun
- A person who supports or advocates revanchism, especially someone who wants to regain lost territory or restore a previous state of power.
- The revanchist gave a fiery speech calling for the return of the old borders.
- The book tells the story of a revanchist who spent his life trying to undo the results of a lost war.
- Many revanchists in the country were disappointed when the government chose diplomacy over force.
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adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of revanchism; seeking to regain lost territory or restore a previous state of power.
- His revanchist rhetoric appealed to those who felt humiliated by the peace treaty.
- The revanchist policies of the government alarmed its neighbors.
- The party's revanchist platform focused on reclaiming lands lost in the last century.