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politically

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po·lit·i·cal  (p-lt-kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state.
2. Relating to, involving, or characteristic of politics or politicians: "Calling a meeting is a political act in itself" (Daniel Goleman).
3. Relating to or involving acts regarded as damaging to a government or state: political crimes.
4. Interested or active in politics: I'm not a very political person.
5. Having or influenced by partisan interests: The court should never become a political institution.
6. Based on or motivated by partisan or self-serving objectives: a purely political decision.

po·liti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.politically - with regard to social relationships involving authority; "politically correct clothing"
2.politically - with regard to government; "politically organized units"
Translations
politically [pəˈlɪtɪkəlɪ] ADVpolíticamente
politically correct [person, attitude, terminology] → políticamente correcto
politically incorrectpolíticamente incorrecto
POLITICALLY CORRECT
Se dice que una persona o su comportamiento es politically correct o PC cuando sus actitudes o palabras no reflejan ningún desprecio o insulto hacia grupos minoritarios o con algún tipo de desventaja física o social, tales como disminuidos físicos o psíquicos, minorías étnicas, homosexuales, mujeres, etc. Los que propugnan el uso de este tipo de lenguaje y actitud políticamente correctos creen que con ello desafían los valores que la sociedad occidental ha tratado de imponer sobre el resto del mundo a lo largo de la historia. Sin embargo, el término politically correct se emplea también de forma irónica por las personas que se burlan de este tipo de lenguaje y actitudes por considerarlas excesivas. Entre las expresiones políticamente correctas, algunas de las más conocidas son: Native American en vez de Red Indian (indio americano), visually impaired en vez de blind (ciego) y vertically challenged en vez de short (bajo).
politically [pəˈlɪtɪkəli] advpolitiquement
politically correct adjpolitiquement correct(e)
politically incorrect adjpolitiquement incorrect
politically motivated adj [violence, killing, attack] → à caractère politique; [prosecution] → à caractère politique
to be politically motivated [killing, attack] → avoir un caractère politique
political party nparti m politique
political prisoner nprisonnier/ière m/f politique
political science nsciences fpl politiques
political scientist nspécialiste m/f en sciences politiques
politically
adv aware, expedientpolitisch; politically speakingim politischen Sinne
politically [pəˈlɪtɪklɪ] advpoliticamente
politically [pəˈlɪtɪklɪ] advpoliticamente


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