political
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
adj
Inappropriately motivated by political calculation, as it pertains to elections, power dynamics, ideologies, etc.
Derogatory
adj
Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.
adj
Interested in politics.
noun
A publication focusing on politics.
noun
Example Sentences
- "Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition."
- "As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could."
- "In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance."
- "That brief moment after the election four years ago, when many Americans thought Mr. Obama’s election would presage a new, less fractious political era, now seems very much a thing of the past."
- "Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers."
- "The media alleged that the Federal Reserve chairman’s decision to cut rates before the election was political."
Etymology
From politic + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
- British English: /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more political (comparative)
most political (superlative)
politicall (alternative, obsolete)
politicals (plural)