adv
Meaning 1
In a political manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- tackle a matter politically
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
politically
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: P AH0 L IH1 T IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adv
Meaning 2
Regarding politics, in a way connected to politics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- politically insensitive
- a politically-charged speech
- Although politically he claims to be a Democrat, his actions are more Republican.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: apolitically
adverb
Meaning 3
with regard to government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- politically organized units
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
with regard to social relationships involving authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- politically correct clothing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English politic English -al English political Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English politically From political + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: политично (politično) — in a political manner
- Catalan: políticament — in a political manner
- Czech: politicky — in a political manner
- Dutch: staatkundig — in a political manner
- Esperanto: politike — in a political manner
- Finnish: poliittisesti — in a political manner
- French: politiquement — in a political manner
- Galician: politicamente — in a political manner
- Hungarian: politikailag — in a political manner
- Italian: politicamente — in a political manner
- Japanese: 政治的 (seijiteki) — in a political manner
- Polish: politycznie — in a political manner
- Portuguese: politicamente — in a political manner
- Romanian: politic — in a political manner
- Romanian: politicește — in a political manner
- Russian: полити́чески (politíčeski) — in a political manner
- Serbo-Croatian: полѝтички — in a political manner
- Serbo-Croatian: polìtički — in a political manner
- Slovak: politicky — in a political manner
- Spanish: políticamente — in a political manner
- Swedish: politiskt — in a political manner
- Ukrainian: політи́чно (politýčno) — in a political manner
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