political : Idioms & Phrases


political action committee

  • noun committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
    PAC.
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political arena

  • noun a sphere of intense political activity
    political arena.
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political boss

  • noun a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
    party boss; boss.
    • party bosses have a reputation for corruption
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political campaign

  • noun a race between candidates for elective office
    run; campaign.
    • I managed his campaign for governor
    • he is raising money for a Senate run
  • noun the campaign of a candidate to be elected
    campaigning; electioneering; candidacy; candidature.
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political commissar

  • noun an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit
    commissar.
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political contribution

  • noun a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party
    political contribution.
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political correctitude

  • noun avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against
    political correctitude.
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political correctness

  • noun avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against
    political correctitude.
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political detainee

  • noun some held in custody
    detainee.
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political dissident

  • noun a dissenter from political orthodoxy
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political donation

  • noun a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party
    political contribution.
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Political economy

  • noun the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
    economic science; economics.
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  • that branch of political science or philosophy which treats of the sources, and methods of production and preservation, of the material wealth and prosperity of nations.
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political entity

  • noun a unit with political responsibilities
    political entity.
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political hack

  • noun a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
    hack; machine politician; ward-heeler.
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political incorrectness

  • noun the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against
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political leader

  • noun a person active in party politics
    pol; politician; politico.
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political liberty

  • noun one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country
    civil liberty.
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political machine

  • noun a group that controls the activities of a political party
    machine.
    • he was endorsed by the Democratic machine
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political movement

  • noun a group of people working together to achieve a political goal
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political orientation

  • noun an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
    ideology; political orientation.
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political party

  • noun an organization to gain political power
    party.
    • in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level
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political platform

  • noun a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
    platform; program; political platform.
    • their candidate simply ignored the party platform
    • they won the election even though they offered no positive program
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political prisoner

  • noun someone who is imprisoned because of their political views
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political program

  • noun a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
    platform; program; political platform.
    • their candidate simply ignored the party platform
    • they won the election even though they offered no positive program
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political relation

  • noun social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
    politics.
    • office politics is often counterproductive
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political science

  • noun the study of government of states and other political units
    politics; government.
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political scientist

  • noun a social scientist specializing in the study of government
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political sphere

  • noun a sphere of intense political activity
    political arena.
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political sympathies

  • noun the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
    politics.
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political system

  • noun the members of a social organization who are in power
    form of government.
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political theory

  • noun an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
    ideology; political orientation.
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political unit

  • noun a unit with political responsibilities
    political entity.
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