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politicization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • pə-lĭt'-ĭ-sĭ-zā'-shən
  • /pəˌlɪt.ɪ.sɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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noun

Meaning 1

The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English politic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English politicize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English politicization From politicize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَسْيِيس (tasyīs) — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Belarusian: палітыза́цыя (palityzácyja) — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Bulgarian: политиза́ция (politizácija) — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Catalan: politització — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Chinese Mandarin: 政治化 (zhèngzhìhuà) — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Czech: politizace — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • French: politisation — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Galician: politización — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • German: Politisierung — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Indonesian: politisasi — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Italian: politicizzazione — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Japanese: 政治化 (seijika) — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Korean: 정치화 (jeongchihwa) — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Macedonian: политизација (politizacija) — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Malay: pempolitikan — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Polish: upolitycznienie — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Portuguese: politização — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Romanian: politizare — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Russian: политиза́ция (politizácija) — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Slovak: politizácia — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Spanish: politización — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Spanish: politicización — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Spanish: politiquización — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
  • Ukrainian: політиза́ція (polityzácija) — the state of being or process of becoming politicized
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