political

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BrE /ˈpɒlɪtɪkəl/ AmE /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

adjective en → es

1 GOVERNMENT [attributive or predicative] A2

relating to government and the way that a country is run

político, relacionado con el gobierno

  • political system
  • political party

Collocations political system · political party

  • The country has a political system based on democracy.

    El país tiene un sistema político basado en la democracia.

2 PARTISAN [attributive or predicative] B1

showing support for or opposition to a particular political party, leader, etc.

partidista, parcial

  • political opinion
  • political views

Collocations political opinion · political views

  • He has very strong political opinions.

    Tiene muy fuertes opiniones políticas.

3 POWER [attributive or predicative] B2

relating to the struggle for power and influence in a country or organization

de poder, de influencia

  • political conflict
  • political tension

Collocations political conflict · political tension

  • There is a lot of political tension in the country.

    Hay mucha tensión política en el país.

4 ELECTION [attributive or predicative] B1

relating to elections and the people who are trying to become elected

electoral, de elecciones

  • political campaign
  • political candidate

Collocations political campaign · political candidate

  • She is a political candidate in the next election.

    Ella es una candidata política en las próximas elecciones.

5 PARTY [attributive or predicative] B1

relating to or connected with a political party

partidario, de partido político

  • political affiliation
  • political membership

Collocations political affiliation · political membership

  • He has a strong political affiliation with the Labour Party.

    Tiene una fuerte afiliación política con el Partido Laborista.

6 CRITICISM [attributive or predicative] B2

relating to criticism of a government or political system

crítico, de crítica

  • political critique
  • political criticism

Collocations political critique · political criticism

  • The article is a political critique of the current government.

    El artículo es una crítica política del gobierno actual.

7 ECONOMIC [attributive or predicative] B2

relating to the economic policies and decisions made by a government or political party

económico, de políticas económicas

  • political economy
  • political finance

Collocations political economy · political finance

  • The political economy of the country is in crisis.

    La economía política del país está en crisis.

8 SOCIAL [attributive or predicative] C1

relating to social issues and policies that are influenced by political decisions

social, de políticas sociales

  • political agenda
  • political priorities

Collocations political agenda · political priorities

  • The political agenda includes social issues such as healthcare and education.

    La agenda política incluye temas sociales como la atención médica y la educación.