body politic
Example Sentences
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America's democracy problem is now in the bones of the body politic.
From Salon
The only hope, the only cure to this infection of the body politic, is the preservation of the right to vote for all — and the concerted effort to dislodge the dissemblers from power.
From Washington Post
There are notions of contamination, and that the body politic will be destroyed if they don't take extreme action.
From Salon
It takes time to change the opinions of the body politic, but the process does work.
From Seattle Times
A hero to Europe’s far right, Mr. Orban says he wants to overhaul education and reshape his country’s society to have a more nationalistic, conservative body politic.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
