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political BrE / pəˈlɪtɪkl /  NAmE / pəˈlɪtɪkl / Native audio playback is not supported. political(adjective)BrE / pəˈlɪtɪkl /  NAmE / pəˈlɪtɪkl / connected with the state, government or public affairsa monarch without political powerHe was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state).connected with the different groups working in politics, especially their policies and the competition between thema political debate/party/leaderWhat are your political sympathies?interested in or active in politicsShe became very political at university.I'm not a political animal (= person who is interested in politics).concerned with power, status, etc. within an organization, rather than with matters of principleI suspect that he was dismissed for political reasons.Extra ExamplesThis whole issue has become highly political.We have no intention of getting political.the first purely political decision taken by the EUthe overtly political works of Leon Golub

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(adjective) a monarch without political powerhe was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state).a political debate/party/leaderwhat are your political sympathies? Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=political This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	political
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	BrE / pəˈlɪtɪkl / NAmE / pəˈlɪtɪkl /
Example	a monarch without political power he was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state). a political debate/party/leader what are your political sympathies?
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=political
Content	political (adjective)BrE / pəˈlɪtɪkl / NAmE / pəˈlɪtɪkl / connected with the state, government or public affairs a monarch without political power He was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state). connected with the different groups working in politics, especially their policies and the competition between them a political debate/party/leader What are your political sympathies? interested in or active in politics She became very political at university. I'm not a political animal (= person who is interested in politics). concerned with power, status, etc. within an organization, rather than with matters of principle I suspect that he was dismissed for political reasons. Extra Examples This whole issue has become highly political. We have no intention of getting political. the first purely political decision taken by the EU the overtly political works of Leon Golub
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Political Pəˈlɪtɪkl Adjective Bre Monarch Power Prisoner Put

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