Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

power-political

/ˌpaʊɚpəˈlɪtɪkl̩/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables: pow-er-po-lit-i-cal
IPA: /ˌpaʊɚpəˈlɪtɪkl̩/

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to power politics.

Example Sentences

"It should be noted that even modest German efforts to overleap the power-political constraints on imperial expansion met with sturdy resistance form the established world powers."

Etymology

From power + political, after power politics.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpaʊɚpəˈlɪtɪkl̩/
British English: /ˌpaʊəpəˈlɪtɪkl̩/

Inflected Forms

more power-political (comparative) most power-political (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce power-political?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpaʊɚpəˈlɪtɪkl̩/.
What does power-political mean?: Pertaining to power politics.
Where does power-political come from?: From power + political, after power politics.

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