Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

political vacuum

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: po-lit-i-cal -vac-u-um
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of relative anarchy compared to neighboring states, often caused by death of the head of state before a successor could be designated.

Example Sentences

"January 26 2005, The Washington Times Both directly and through their terrorist intermediaries in Lebanon, Iran's ayatollahs have been meddling in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for years. But the death of Yasser Arafat, and the political vacuum that has emerged in the wake of the Palestinian strongman's passing, have laid the groundwork for even greater Iranian infiltration of Palestinian politics."

Inflected Forms

political vacuums (plural)

Questions

What does political vacuum mean?: A state of relative anarchy compared to neighboring states, often caused by death of the head of state before a successor could be designated.

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