power-politicaladj.
/ˌpaʊəpəˈlɪtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌpaʊ(ə)r pəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)l/ Relating to or characterized by power politics.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > [adjective] > relating to types of politics
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power-political1936
1936 A. Zimmern League of Nations & Rule of Law 1918–35 iv. 58 Two factors..are always free to operate when power-political influences are kept at a distance—the regional spirit and the professional spirit.
1977 Church Times 10 June 14/4 Even monasticism had been sucked into the power-political structure of the medieval Church.
1992 M. Hoffman Conflict-Resolution in Post-Cold War World in J. Baylis & N. J. Rengger Dilemmas World Politics x. 271 This distinction between power political frameworks and a human-needs based framework is crucial.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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