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political

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "political" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
4syllables

political

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

political is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, political is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpolitical

1noun
  • A political agent or officer.
  • A publication focusing on politics.
1adjective
  • Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.

    Example: "Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition."

  • Concerning a polity or its administrative components.

    Example: "Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers."

  • Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation.

    Example: "“The Court invalidates Minnesota’s political apparel ban based on its inability to define the term ‘political'”"

  • Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority.
  • (of a person) Interested in politics.
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