body politic

Example Sentences

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It seeps out into the ether and infects the body politic.

From Salon

Christie is right that Trump is a cancer on our body politic.

From Salon

Both groups have realized substantial gains in terms of being conceptualized as equal and valuable members of the body politic.

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Beyond the damage done to individuals, families and the body politic, there is compelling evidence that online radicalization has fueled a rapid rise in extremist violence.

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I think that the reluctance of the body politic and mass media to use the f word goes well beyond semantics.

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