Western political parties often divide into factions called hawks and doves on an issue. Hearing the name hawks one knows straight away that they are the faction which will be hard to deal with, combative and uncompromising.
現今的西方政黨，常有所謂對事採取鷹派、鴿派態度的分野，鷹派一聽也知是不好纏、處處反對、不容易打商量的派系。