political program
- noun
- /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈproʊɡræm/
- The link between religion and national identity has not passed unnoticed by the politicians who have built their political programs on unresolved national questions in the Balkans.
- articulated political program
- economic and political program
Examples
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During that time, Torrijos had to contend with a number of obstacles to his political program.
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The failure of its political program and economic policies led to a coup d'état in 1968.
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So, if you do have a political program, just what people or regions do you want to support?
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A lot of people ask whether the Islamists have a political program.
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The sculptures are part of a well-articulated political program.
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In short, Hizbullah historically had two main pillars in its political program: fighting Israel and establishing an Islamic state in Lebanon.
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The political program of Chen's DPP party is based on the mobilization of Taiwanese consciousness.
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Recent indications are that FRELIMO has been frustrated by this inability of their adversaries to articulate a true political program.
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I concur with Miralles that Pereda is formulating a political program in response to the rise of Regionalism and Regeneracionismo in turn-of-the-century Spain.
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The candidate presented his political program during the debate, outlining his key policies and goals.
Synonyms
A public statement of a political party's plans and beliefs before an election
A document that explains a political party's aims and plans
A document that lists the main goals and beliefs of a party or candidate
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'political' (relating to politics) modifies 'program' (a plan or document of proposals), so the phrase denotes a plan/document about political aims and policies. This modifier+noun pattern is common across languages and standard in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The phrase political program comes from the idea of a program as a written public plan or notice that shows what a group will do. So a political program is a public plan that lists a party's 'aims', 'principles', and 'policies'.