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politically

politically

534 3.8
In a way that relates to politics or government
  • adverb
  • /pəˈlɪtɪkli/
translation icon : políticamente
  • But I also know what's politically possible and what's not in this situation.
  • politically correct
  • politically incorrect
  • socially and politically

Oh, you are a pep, a politically exposed person.

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Examples

  • I was pretty active politically in the '60s.

  • It would be politically impossible to do so again.

  • It's too politically dangerous to talk about that.

  • Access to information is far less important, politically, than access to conversation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's a tough spot politically with Gaza.

  • That was not a politically viable option.

  • How ethnically and politically diverse are these groups?

  • Such a strategy will be politically difficult to carry out in these times of shrinking government budgets.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I never knew if the stories he told were true, but they were politically inspirational.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Many people choose to engage politically to influence government decisions.

Compounds

To avoid words and actions that might offend or exclude people who face unfair treatment

19 6.5

Words and actions that offend or exclude some people

How Political

politically
534 3.8
neutrally
2 3.6

Surface Forms

politically positive

Morphology

politically = political (transparent) = politic + al + ly

The adverb is transparently formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'political'.

Etymology

Politically comes from the Greek root polis meaning 'city', which gave us politic and politics, words about how people in a city or country are governed and make public choices, and the -ly ending turns it into a word that describes how something is done. So politically means 'in a way that relates to government or public affairs'.