political climate
English
Etymology
From political + climate. In popular usage by late 20th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmət/
- Hyphenation: pol‧it‧i‧cal cli‧mate
Noun
political climate (plural political climates)
- The aggregate mood or opinions of a population about current political issues that affect said population in some way.
- The political climate has warmed up to the plan.
Translations
aggregate mood
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Usage notes
The term is generally used in politics to refer to public opinion on certain issues. It has connontations of a public consensus on said issues, but using it as such can be highly relative depending upon the point of view of the user.