budget hawk

noun

An advocate of a smaller budget, a deficit hawk.

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Meanings

nounbudget hawk (plural budget hawks)

plural budget hawks

  1. governmentAn advocate of a smaller budget, a deficit hawk.

    Vought, a budget hawk and former conservative activist, still has to be confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate.

    2020 March 18, Bobby Allyn, “Trump Picks Budget Hawk Russ Vought As OMB Director As Coronavirus Crashes Economy”, in NPR
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