armchair general

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1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Translations
- 1.2 See also

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

armchair general ‎(plural armchair generals)

An outspoken warmonger, and/or a self-appointed strategist, who normally lacks actual military experience.

Translations[edit]

outspoken warmonger, and/or a self-appointed strategist

Dutch: visser-aan-wal

Finnish: kolpakkostrategi
Swedish: skrivbordsgeneral

See also[edit]

armchair hawk

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