body politic
Example Sentences
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If they want to debate rather than dominate, that impulse will quickly spread throughout the body politic.
From Washington Post
Pursuing a sweeping, partisan reform of Israel’s judicial system, along lines long sought by the right, the Netanyahu coalition has destabilized the Israeli body politic.
From Washington Post
As for his next term as governor, Newsom has said he will focus on the extremes: “extreme drought, extreme weather, extreme polarization in our body politic as it relates to preserving and protecting democracy.”
From Washington Times
“Extreme drought, extreme weather, extreme polarization in our body politic as it relates to preserving and protecting democracy,” Newsom said.
From Seattle Times
As white nationalism and antisemitism are once again boldly coming out of the shadows, infecting with ever more virulence the body politic of this ailing nation, the retelling of this story strikes a powerful chord.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
