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POLITICALLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does politically mean?
• POLITICALLY (adverb)
The adverb POLITICALLY has 2 senses:
1. with regard to social relationships involving authority
Familiarity information: POLITICALLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
With regard to social relationships involving authority
Context example:
politically correct clothing
Pertainym:
political (of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power)
Sense 2
Meaning:
With regard to government
Context example:
politically organized units
Pertainym:
political (involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians)
Context examples
Indeed, regarding the alignment of Saturn and Pluto on January 12, if anyone has abused their position of authority, whether in your own life or politically, as a leader in the world, things will peak on January 12 but start to decline after this summit has been reached.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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