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- [pol-i-tik]
- /ˈpɒl ɪ tɪk/
- /ˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/
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- [pol-i-tik]
- /ˈpɒl ɪ tɪk/
Definitions of politick word
- verb without object politick to engage in politicking. 1
- verb with object politick to influence, accomplish, or promote by politicking: Somehow he politicked the bill through both houses of Congress. 1
- verb politick to engage in politicking 0
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Origin of politick
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; earlier politic, verbal derivative of politic; later as back formation from politicking
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Parts of speech for Politick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
politick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
politick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for politick
verb politick
- campaign — A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
- crusaded — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- hit the trail — (Idiomatic) To leave or depart.
- hyped — to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- hyping — to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
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