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politicalness

politicalness

8.3
How much something is about politics or government decisions
  • noun
  • /pəˈlɪtɪkəlnəs/
: politicidad
  • But "politicalness" is not something that must be turned on or off like a light switch; it can come in shades, more like a rheostat.

Examples

  • Many students were encouraged to express their politicalness through involvement in student government.

  • The politicalness of the debate highlighted the differing views on governmental policies.

  • Her politicalness made her a prominent figure during the election season.

Surface Forms

politicalness singular
politicalnesses plural

Morphology

politicalness = political (transparent) = politic + al + ness

Formed by the adjective 'political' plus the productive nominalizing suffix '-ness', so the meaning 'the quality of being political' is directly derived.

Etymology

Politicalness comes from the word political and the ending -ness, which makes a noun meaning 'quality' or 'state'. The politic- part goes back to the Greek polis meaning 'city', so politicalness describes how much something is about politics or 'public life'.