politic
Example Sentences
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It is like a virus in the body politic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Many executives also cultivate friendships with elected officials to have "privileged channels" with public administrations, said Charles Thibout, a politic science professor at the Sciences Po Strasbourg university in eastern France.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
Those insults are fed intravenously and instantaneously into the body politic due to our interconnectivity.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026
For example, the Vietnam War wound down and no longer was this gaping wound on the body politic.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2025
When he did find the proper courage, the office manager intended to approach Mr. Reilly in a most politic manner about the amount of time he was spending in the factory.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing politic
Grade 9, List 4
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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Much Ado About Nothing
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