/poˈlitiko/
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Translation
political; politician
Word origin
From Latin politicus ('of the state'), from Greek politikos ('of citizens, of the state'), from polites ('citizen'), from polis ('city').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- politicus
- English cognates
- political, politics, polity
Grammar
Femininepolítica
Masc pluralpolíticos
Fem pluralpolíticas
Examples
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My brother does not want to talk about political topics.
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He is a politician known throughout the whole country.
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The political situation is very difficult now.
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Her father was a very important politician.
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Political life does not interest me at all.
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