política

política

See also: politica

Asturian

Noun

política f (plural polítiques)

1. politics (a methodology and activities associated with running a government)
2. policy

Related terms

• políticu

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /puˈli.ti.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /poˈli.ti.ka/

Adjective

política

1. feminine singular of polític

Noun

política f (plural polítiques)

1. politics (methodology and activities associated with running a government)
2. policy (principle of behavior)
3. female equivalent of polític (“politician”)

Further reading

• “política” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Noun

política f (plural políticas)

1. policy (a formal principle or protocol of conduct)
2. politics (activities associated with running a government or organisation)
3. female equivalent of político (“politician”)

Adjective

política

1. feminine singular of político

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin politica, from the Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pu.ˈli.t͡ʃi.kɐ/, /po.ˈli.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
• (Portugal, Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /pu.ˈli.ti.kɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.ˈli.t͡ʃi.ka/

• Audio (Brazil)

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• Hyphenation: po‧lí‧ti‧ca

Noun

política f (plural políticas)

1. politics (activities associated with running a government or organisation)
2. policy (a formal principle or protocol of conduct)
3. female equivalent of político (“politician”)

Adjective

política

1. feminine singular of político

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈlitika/ [poˈli.t̪i.ka]

• Audio (Colombia)

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• Rhymes: -itika
• Syllabification: po‧lí‧ti‧ca

Noun

política f (plural políticas)

1. politics (activities associated with running a government or organisation)
2. policy (a formal principle or protocol of conduct)

Derived terms

• política de avestruz

 

Related terms

• policía
• político

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: politika
• → Tagalog: politika

Noun

política f (plural políticas)

1. female equivalent of político (“politician”)

Usage notes

The noun político is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

Adjective

política

1. feminine singular of político

Further reading

• “político”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014