/pəˈlɪtɪkl/
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Translation
Connected with the government of a country and with the people who run it.
Word origin
From Greek politikos, of the citizens, from polis, a city or city state.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- polis
- English cognates
- police, policy
Examples
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"Political" goes before the noun it describes.
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It means news about the government and its work.
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The noun for the subject itself is "politics".
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