politique
English
Etymology 1
From Middle French politique.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɒlɪˈtiːk/
Noun
politique (plural politiques)
- (chiefly derogatory) A politician, especially one seen as being unprincipled.
- 2012, Peter Marshall, ‘Occult Following’, Literary Review 404:
- Modern historical assessments of Cecil have veered from that of the cynical, secular politique to the image of the committed Protestant ideologue […]
- 2012, Peter Marshall, ‘Occult Following’, Literary Review 404:
Etymology 2
Variant forms.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ.li.tik/
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Descendants
- German: Politik
Derived terms
Further reading
- “politique” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολῑτικός (polītikós, “civic, constitutional, public”), from πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
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