political belief

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliticalandbelief

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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belief
noun[C or S or U]
uk
/bɪˈliːf/us
/bɪˈliːf/
the feeling of being certain that something exists or ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandbelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ethnic homogeneity did not of course imply uniformity ofpoliticalbelief.
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He weighs these values and their policy implementation against his core personal andpoliticalbelief : self-interest, spurred by unchecked human greed, is morally offensive and contributes to profound social problems.
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Consequently, abstraction triumphed over all expressions of modernity, and, ironically, came also to be understood as apoliticalbeliefthat was illustrative of freedom of expression in a democratic society.
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Personal loyalty,politicalbelief, and a desire for social or political importance were all motivating factors.
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Whittall should be widely applauded for the precision with which he counters the reduction of music - to apoliticalbelief, a biographical detail, an ideological position, a social context.
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I have since admired the reticence and loyalty to party leadership which has been the hallmark of his laterpoliticalbelief.
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At large meetings held to forward this particular brand ofpoliticalbelief, all sorts of torments have been introduced that ought not to be continued.
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That is the foundation of ourpoliticalbelief.
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It would not be right to exclude that kind of evidence under the cloak that it was part of a man'spoliticalbelief.
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They have to a very large extent been the product of the endeavours of all sections, irrespective of any particularpoliticalbelief.
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Does not this apply to the small-time private individual seeking to advance hispoliticalbeliefthrough a political party?
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He cannot have realised that in no case has there been a better example of our reluctance to interfere with mere eccentricities ofpoliticalbelief.
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If we introduce religious belief, why not philosophical belief,politicalbelief, or, for that matter, irreligious belief?
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Those in the diehard category—diehards are in all communities and are not confined to one colour orpoliticalbelief—will probably not accept that.
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The legislation has had a great effect in preventing employers from discriminating against people on the grounds of religion orpoliticalbelief.
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One of the canons of their generalpoliticalbeliefis to accept and respond to the unity of the kingdom.
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In 34 other complaints, it is not clear whether the alleged discrimination is on grounds ofpoliticalbeliefor religion.
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We have always linked that to our fundamentalpoliticalbelief: that in the end big government is not only inefficient but threatens freedom.
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The declaration is not a declaration against republicanism, which is an honourablepoliticalbelief, provided that people do not seek to promote it through violence.
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I do not blame them; that is theirpoliticalbelief.
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