politic

Example Sentences

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We need to better understand and fix this continuing danger to the body politic.

From Salon

As much as he is responsible for his criminal exploitation of that power, we must understand and fix the sickness in the body politic that enabled him to take office.

From Salon

“I wonder what this could have been with a real politic, with the people who make culture a part of it instead of using us to cosign this,” she mused.

From Los Angeles Times

He said he is not one to “politic” for individual awards, but offered this assessment of Kolek:

From Seattle Times

If they want to debate rather than dominate, that impulse will quickly spread throughout the body politic.

From Washington Post