political theory
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5.1
- noun
- /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈθɪəri/
- Specialized
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teoría política
- The less a generation knows about governments and political theory, the better for the current government.
- contemporary political theory
- international political theory
- social and political theory
There is a more coherent political theory behind it.
- There is a more coherent political theory behind it.
- Apart from the dynastic question, how would you describe Shiite political theory?
- Well, you know, there's a whole field of political theory that I don't really subscribe to in terms of classifying people on the basis of their beliefs.
- He's certainly important for political theory.
- And then we have as well his legal, or you could say political theory works on the Republic, on the laws.
- I mean, people like Josh have been looking at the political theory from a biologist standpoint.
Examples
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Communitarianism can be understood variously as a political theory, a political movement, and a political strategy.
Academic text (1999) -
The role of the individual has been an elusive concept in the study of international political theory.
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I started a new series of events on political theory and applications.
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And then we have as well his legal, or you could say political theory works on the Republic, on the laws.
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Statements of this kind provide strong support for the political theory of the dominant approach to research in environmental education.
Academic text (1995) -
Countries can have a variety of economic and political theories applied to the way they operate.
Blog text (22) -
There is a more coherent political theory behind it.
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If you take a course in political theory here, I'm sure they'll teach you that the United States is not a democracy.
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Alisdair Macintyre entitled a recent book on ethics and political theory, Whose Justice?
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The professor's lecture on political theory focused on how governments influence societal structures.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person's beliefs about government and public issues
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6.3
Ideas and beliefs that guide a group's political and social actions
How Systematic
- Formal
- Specialized
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5.1
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6.3
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6.0
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1.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a set of ideas about politics' is directly and compositionally derived from 'political' (relating to politics) + 'theory' (a set of ideas), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This noun-noun/adj+noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and does not require idiomatic or metaphorical knowledge.
Etymology
Political theory comes from the image of people in a community talking about rules and leaders. Here political points to public life and leaders, and theory means the big ideas, so political theory is the set of ideas about 'how to run a government or society'.