different between polity vs political
polity
English
Etymology
From Middle French politie, from Latin politia (circa. 1530s C.E.), from Ancient Greek ???????? (politeía, “polity, policy, the state”). Doublet of policy and police.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?.l?.t?/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /?p?.l?.ti/
Noun
polity (plural polities)
- (politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
- (political science) A politically organized unit; a state.
- Different nations have different forms of polities, from provinces and states to territories and municipalities.
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Further reading
- polity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- polity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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political
English
Alternative forms
- politicall (obsolete)
Etymology
politic +? -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??l?t?k?l/
- Hyphenation: po?lit?i?cal
Adjective
political (comparative more political, superlative most political)
- Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
- Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
- (derogatory) Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation.
- “The Court invalidates Minnesota’s political apparel ban based on its inability to define the term ‘political'”
- Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority.
- (of a person) Interested in politics.
Synonyms
- politic
Antonyms
- nonpolitical, non-political
Derived terms
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Descendants
- ? Hindi: ???????? (politikal)
Noun
political (plural politicals)
- A political agent or officer.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 265:
- One such officer was Count Nikolai Ignatiev, a brilliant and ambitious political, who enjoyed the ear of the Tsar and burned to settle his country's scores with the British.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 265:
- A publication focusing on politics.
References
- political at OneLook Dictionary Search
- political in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- political in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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