politically

English

Etymology

From political +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

politically (comparative more politically, superlative most politically)

1. In a political manner.

   tackle a matter politically

2. Regarding politics, in a way connected to politics.

   Antonym: apolitically

   politically insensitive

   a politically-charged speech

   Although politically he claims to be a Democrat, his actions are more Republican.

   • 2002, Yanis Varoufakis, Foundations of Economics: A Beginner's Companion, page 25:

     Nevertheless intellectually, ideologically and politically he identified with industrialists whom he, just like Smith, saw as the usherers of progress.

Derived terms

• politically correct
• politically homeless
• politically incorrect

Related terms

• politicly
• politics

Translations

in a political manner

• Bulgarian: политично (bg) (politično)
• Catalan: políticament (ca)
• Czech: politicky (cs)
• Dutch: staatkundig (nl)
• Esperanto: politike
• Finnish: poliittisesti (fi)
• French: politiquement (fr)
• Galician: politicamente
• Hungarian: politikailag (hu)
• Italian: politicamente (it)
• Japanese: 政治的 (ja) (せいじてき, seijiteki)
• Moroccan Amazigh: ⵙ ⵓⵙⵔⵜⴰⵏ (s usrtan)
• Polish: politycznie (pl)
• Portuguese: politicamente (pt)
• Romanian: politic (ro), politicește (ro)
• Russian: полити́чески (ru) (politíčeski)
• Slovak: politicky
• Spanish: políticamente (es)
• Swedish: politiskt (sv)
• Ukrainian: політи́чно (politýčno)