politic
Example Sentences
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It was the most extreme expression of a wound to the body politic that has been allowed to fester.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
For example, the Vietnam War wound down and no longer was this gaping wound on the body politic.
From Slate • Sep. 12, 2025
But political strategist and pollster Chris Bruni‑Lowe, who has written a book on the history of politic slogans, would advise against using Arise as the new party's name.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
As I continue this journey, I believe the most important strategy that has been omitted to date is holistic healing for our body politic.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025
I maintain that one reaches this princedom either with the favour of the common people or with that of the nobility, since these two different humours are found in every body politic.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing politic
Grade 9, List 4
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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Much Ado About Nothing
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