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politic

[pol-i-tik] / ˈpɒl ɪ tɪk /


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Propaganda, he argues, could be a tool to regulate and benefit the body politic.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

All of this is a horror show for our body politic.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

The body politic wages war against itself in Shakespeare’s tragedy, and the all-out battle makes for a gripping spectacle in Griffith Park.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Many executives also cultivate friendships with elected officials to have "privileged channels" with public administrations, said Charles Thibout, a politic science professor at the Sciences Po Strasbourg university in eastern France.

From Barron's Apr. 25, 2026

Or if one wished to think biologically rather than architecturally, the body politic had yet to develop its immunities to the political diseases afflicting all new nations.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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