excessive politicism
- noun
- /ɪkˈsɛsɪv pəˈlɪtɪsɪzəm/
- The audience grew weary of the excessive politicism in his address, wanting instead to hear about practical solutions.
Examples
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Critics accused the broadcaster of excessive politicism during what was supposed to be an impartial news program.
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The debate turned into a display of excessive politicism rather than constructive dialogue.
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Some feel that excessive politicism can distract from genuine discussion of key community issues.
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His speech was filled with excessive politicism that distracted from the main issue.
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Critics accused the broadcaster of excessive politicism during what was supposed to be an impartial news program.
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Some feel that excessive politicism can distract from genuine discussion of key community issues.
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The audience grew weary of the excessive politicism in his address, wanting instead to hear about practical solutions.
Synonyms
An act of making something controlled or influenced by government
Antonyms
How Political
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
excessive + politicism
The adjective 'excessive' clearly signals 'beyond reasonable limits', and the intended noun sense is a formation from 'politic/ politics' meaning political behaviour or orientation, so the overall meaning 'overly political behaviour' can be compositionally derived. However, 'politicism' is a rare/nonstandard lexical item and its formation may not be recognized by a typical B1 learner, so the link is only partially reliable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Excessive politicism comes from the image of a person at a meeting who turns every comment into a political point. The word excessive means 'too much' and politicism means making things about politics, so the phrase describes behavior or speech that is 'overly political' where that is not needed.