political circle
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4.1
- noun
- /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɜrkl/
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círculo político
- For years following the 1994 congressional election, a common presumption in political circles was that the United States had proved itself to be a "Center-Right nation," at least as far as the voting public was concerned.
- academic and political circle
And the debate around the trade in in the political circle has always been kind of bipolar.
- And the debate around the trade in in the political circle has always been kind of bipolar.
- Does that shock you that people that, you know, are terrible for America can still get jobs in mainstream political circles?
- So I had a great political circle around me.
- And there is a a clear disconnect between the way that policy elites, political circles talk about Medicaid.
- And I think all eyes are are going to be on him, at least in the press and in elite political circles.
Examples
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Student debt has become a hot topic among political circles and college classrooms.
Blog text (17) -
She is well-respected in political circles for her advocacy on climate change.
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So I had a great political circle around me.
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In legal and political circles and in the media, the letter drew extraordinary attention.
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I relate to that, being in the political circle and seeing those types of sycophants.
Blog text (23) -
In some political circles, this challenge to the state had been welcomed and even advocated.
Academic text (2004) -
The model is an inclusive one and has been championed in some academic and political circles as the new model for African democracy.
Academic text (2010) -
While some political circles felt that Israel should openly endorse and embrace its former agent, others differed.
Academic text (1996) -
Despite strong support within elite business and political circles, the honeymoon for the Clinton-Gore technology policy proved short-lived.
Academic text (1996) -
Secondly, the electoral period in Turkey undermined the atmosphere required for peace negotiations and polarized the political circles in the country even further.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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4.9
A small trusted group of people with special power or access in an organization
How Influential
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'political' (related to politics) + 'circle' (a group of associated people), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a group involved in politics. This is a regular compositional noun phrase with clear equivalents in other languages, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Political circle uses political and circle as a picture: imagine people standing in a small round group talking about politics. So it means a 'group' of people involved in 'politics' who know each other and share views.