politically

English

Etymology

From political +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

politically (comparative more politically, superlative most politically)

1. In a political manner.

   tackle a matter politically

2. Regarding politics, in a way connected to politics.

   Antonym: apolitically

   politically insensitive

   a politically-charged speech

   Although politically he claims to be a Democrat, his actions are more Republican.

   • 2002, Yanis Varoufakis, Foundations of Economics: A Beginner's Companion, page 25:

     Nevertheless intellectually, ideologically and politically he identified with industrialists whom he, just like Smith, saw as the usherers of progress.

   • 2022 March 10, Tierney Sneed, “AG Merrick Garland says avoiding politically sensitive cases could ‘undermine’ the rule of law”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that when it comes to politically sensitive investigations, the Justice Department does “not shy away from cases that are controversial or sensitive or political.”

Derived terms

• politically correct
• politically homeless
• politically incorrect

Related terms

• politicly
• politics

Translations

in a political manner

• Bulgarian: политично (bg) (politično)
• Catalan: políticament (ca)
• Czech: politicky (cs)
• Dutch: staatkundig (nl)
• Esperanto: politike
• Finnish: poliittisesti (fi)
• French: politiquement (fr)
• Galician: politicamente
• Hungarian: politikailag (hu)
• Italian: politicamente (it)
• Japanese: 政治的 (ja) (せいじてき, seijiteki)
• Moroccan Amazigh: ⵙ ⵓⵙⵔⵜⴰⵏ (s usrtan)
• Polish: politycznie (pl)
• Portuguese: politicamente (pt)
• Romanian: politic (ro), politicește (ro)
• Russian: полити́чески (ru) (politíčeski)
• Slovak: politicky
• Spanish: políticamente (es)
• Swedish: politiskt (sv)
• Ukrainian: політи́чно (politýčno)