political entity
4
4.6
- noun
- /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɛntɪti/
:
entidad política
- Since the 1820s, when Greece emerged as a "sovereign" political entity, the nation has experienced numerous military coups.
- new political entities
- independent political entity
- existence as a political entity
Examples
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"If the federal government had its way, Indian tribes would no longer exist as distinct political entities.
Academic text (2002) -
Bosnian society is seriously fragmented and divided along ethnic and administrative lines of the two separate political entities.
Academic text (2015) -
And so imagine, you know, it's the Roman Empire by that time is not just a political entity, it's an entire culture.
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Do they belong to us, or are they free political entities?
Fiction book (1996) -
In these emerging political entities, new forms of wealth, power, and poverty are being created.
Academic text (2003) -
Citizenship meant both membership in a political entity and an office in a governing structure.
Academic text (1993) -
For these groups, the nation should not be a secular political entity but rather a community of believers.
Academic text (2000) -
Each type corresponds to the politics of Estonia's status as a political entity.
Academic text (2008) -
Perhaps no myth was stronger than the one that designated political entities not simply as states but as nation-states.
Academic text (2004) -
The joint statement declared, 'The Soviet Union, as a political entity, has ceased to function.'
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A country or region that has its own government
11
7.5
People of a country seen as one group under one government
8
7.7
A country or area with its own government and laws
1
4.4
An area with its own government and rules, like a country or city
How Independent
82
7.0
∞
3.2
4
4.6
1
3.7
48
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a unit such as a country or state with its own government' is directly and compositionally built from 'political' (relating to government or public affairs) modifying 'entity' (an existing unit). This adjective+noun pattern is a standard, cross-linguistically common composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound political entity names a 'thing' (entity) that is about government (political). Imagine a map with different colored areas, each area running itself with its own leaders and rules; that's why it means 'a unit, like a country or state, that has its own government'.