political commentary
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandcommentary
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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commentary
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkɒm.ən.tər.i/us/ˈkɑː.mən.ter.i/
a spoken description of an event on the radio or television that is broadcast as the ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandcommentaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpolitical commentary
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He was pardoned only after officially vowing to refrain frompoliticalcommentaryor activity.
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Yet the regime must surely have been worried about this sort of publicpoliticalcommentary, particularly when posted in such a well-travelled hub of the city.
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Property rights are held to more fully reflect the dignity of persons than do civil libertarian rights, such as rights to political protest and dissidentpoliticalcommentary.
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One reason thatpoliticalcommentaryis always negative about the effects of political reforms is that much of the evaluation is done by and for journalists.
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It involves the juxtaposition ofpoliticalcommentarywith an account of narrative action, or a conflation of the politics gleaned from a text with the (presumed) standpoint of the author.
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Rap had become perhaps the most direct, most vitriolic form ofpoliticalcommentaryin a country steeped in over a generation of widespread government censorship.
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But imagine, for example, someone who writespoliticalcommentaryfor a newspaper which does not necessarily agree with his political views.
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A typical rural newspaper provided its readers with a substantial source of national and international news andpoliticalcommentary, typically reprinted from metropolitan newspapers.
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It received generally positive reviews from critics, who appreciated the humor, social satire, andpoliticalcommentary.
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Content varies, but often contains elements of potty humour, black humour and social andpoliticalcommentary.
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Many songs contain multiple layers of meaning, and can be interpreted as social orpoliticalcommentary.
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Comedy and theater were thepoliticalcommentaryof the time the public conscience.
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The effort was part of an artistic andpoliticalcommentaryon the use of community areas which spread during 2005 and 2006.
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This movie was also an example ofpoliticalcommentary.
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These troupes became independent, and began to incorporatepoliticalcommentaryand critique in their performances.
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It included a mix of news,politicalcommentary, the arts, health, and sports.
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Actual news reporting played only a minor part in the newspaper's writings:politicalcommentarywas by far the primary content.
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He was known forpoliticalcommentaryover the decades.
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In contrast, they often add an alienation effect, interrupting the action of the play and offering historical, social andpoliticalcommentary.
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