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political

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pə liti kəl)

Collocations for "political"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "political" in context.

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political

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. [belong to, running for] a political party
  2. political [leaders, representatives]
  3. political [factions, splits, parties, groups]
  4. [has, is in] political power
  5. different political systems
  6. have to go through the political process
  7. have political rights
  8. that is a political [issue, matter]
  9. [studied, majored in] political [theories, philosophy, history, science]
  10. accepting political [contributions, donations]
  11. was a political [move, strategy]
  12. had a political [motive, agenda, intention]
  13. is a political prisoner [of, in]
  14. would be political suicide (to)
  15. [social, economic, cultural, religious] and political
  16. political correctness
'political' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "political" in the title:

< trenchant > social or political edge. - English Only forum
, and allow the rich access to large amounts of political power - English Only forum
... their paths in life be it political, religious ... - English Only forum
''Advertising'' - ''political advertising'' - English Only forum
‘Chancellor Zero’, denuded of his roving political role - English Only forum
a large agenda for the political science of higher education - English Only forum
A new political order is emerging - English Only forum
A policy of political exploitation - English Only forum
A policy of political exploitation - English Only forum
a political football - English Only forum
A political jingle - English Only forum
A political lifetime later - English Only forum
a political monster of some sort who would <have lost><lose> - English Only forum
a political monster of some sort who <would lose><lost> - English Only forum
a political myth - English Only forum
a political party is (way) off base - English Only forum
a political party trying to woo young voters - English Only forum
a political standoff - English Only forum
a relative/relatively political unknown - English Only forum
academic & politic vs academical & political - English Only forum
accepting as a truism that journalists must sacrifice some political speech - English Only forum
across political and racial lines - English Only forum
adopt [To officially choose someone to represent a political party in an election] - English Only forum
advanced ideas, social, political, literary - English Only forum
along the political spectrum - English Only forum
Amid pitched political battles - English Only forum
An aesthetic-political crossing - English Only forum
an...system of..., and even, from time to time, strictly political variables - English Only forum
And Turkey's political bruiser is not going anywhere. - English Only forum
any political leader<s> - English Only forum
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