political education
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4.1
- noun
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educación política
- When a Party headquarters was established several weeks later, political education classes commenced.
- civic and political education
- political education programs
- ideological and political education
Examples
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Together, we engage in shared political education and relationship building in order to
Blog text (10) -
Many schools now include political education in their curriculum to help students understand their rights and responsibilities.
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Nancy wrote on the survey that she felt political education should:
Academic text (2011) -
All children are taught the same 11 courses, including Chinese, math, history, geography, and political education.
Academic text (1992) -
Today, there is considerable interest in what is more forthrightly called "political education" outside of the United States.
Academic text (1995) -
Beginning in fall 1989, the party intensified political education for students at all levels.
Academic text (2002) -
But liberal education in the classroom has become a model for political education throughout liberal democratic society.
Academic text (1991) -
In short, do we wish to apply the knowledge gained from our research to the development and/or reform of political education?
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But political education also plays a role in this separation of political versus activist identities.
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A level of political education and ideological diffusion never before achieved by any black political organization.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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4.9
The study of the rights and duties of citizens and how government works
Antonyms
How Partisan
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'instruction in political systems or civic matters' is directly and compositionally derived from 'political' (relating to politics) + 'education' (formal learning), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's basic sense. The compound follows a common, cross-linguistic noun-noun (or adjective-noun) pattern and only requires contextual detail (e.g., civic vs. ideological focus), which does not undermine its overall transparency.
Etymology
The term political education gives a clear image: a classroom or workshop where teachers explain how government and parties work. Here political means 'about government and leaders' and education means 'teaching', so the term means teaching that helps people 'understand politics' or that aims to 'support certain ideas'.