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ethicopolitical

ethicopolitical

9.9
Relating to moral questions and public or government matters
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛθɪkoʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : ético-político
  • In discussing healthcare reform, we must consider the ethicopolitical dimensions that affect access and equity.

Examples

  • Bourriaud wants to equate aesthetic judgment with an ethicopolitical judgment of the relationships produced by a work of art.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The debate about climate change raises many ethicopolitical issues that impact society as a whole.

  • Much as Leonard Swidler has done in his life and work, the intertwining of interreligious dialogue and the academic study of religion demands a type of inquiry that is marked by sympathy and openness to the perspectives of others and challenges us explicitly to consider and take responsibility for the concrete ethicopolitical concerns that this study promotes.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Activists often highlight the ethicopolitical aspects of their causes to promote social change and justice.

How Political

political
∞ 2.9
ethicopolitical
  • Formal
9.9
ethical
280 4.1

Surface Forms

ethicopolitical positive

Morphology

ethicopolitical = ethic + political (transparent) = ethic + political

Clear compound of 'ethic' and 'political' meaning 'relating to both ethical and political matters'; the connecting vowel does not obscure the components for learners.

Etymology

The word ethicopolitical is formed from ethic, from Greek 'ethos' meaning 'character' or 'custom', and political, from Greek 'polis' meaning 'city' or 'people', the same parts you see in ethics and politics. So, ethicopolitical describes questions that are both moral and about public life.