political connotation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandconnotation
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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connotation
noun[C]
uk/ˌkɒn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑː.nəˈteɪ.ʃən/
a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word's meaning, or something suggested by an object ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandconnotationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpolitical connotation
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If she/he wanted clear energy free of nuclear risk, the collective action easily took apoliticalconnotation.
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Under the circumstances, toleration is far too broad an appellation and politique possesses a much strongerpoliticalconnotation.
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These estates were fully dissociated from any formalpoliticalconnotationand hence their inheritance was no longer part of any succession.
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I know that the question of expenses has apoliticalconnotation.
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The slogan "black is beautiful" of the 1950s took on a highlypoliticalconnotationwithin ethnic groups.
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In a political forum we can never completely agree on definitions that have any form ofpoliticalconnotation.
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I do not think it has apoliticalconnotation.
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I am careful not to ascribe anypoliticalconnotationto those motivations.
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He referred to concern in apoliticalconnotation.
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I hope that it will not apply to this debate as a whole, for this is an issue which ultimately has nopoliticalconnotationwhatever.
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Indeed, of course, in those days a lot of law had apoliticalconnotation.
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He injected at that time what can only be described as a partypoliticalconnotation.
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He spoke of "pie in the sky," but that expression has a fairly respectablepoliticalconnotation.
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One of the aspects that concerns me is the way that we look at the whole problem and effectively give it apoliticalconnotation.
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In some cases, this was the result of politics, as one is the traditional name and the second has apoliticalconnotation.
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The term card-carrying originally had nopoliticalconnotation, and was used to describe membership in any organisation.
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For the landowning classes, the demonstration of investment of labour and capital had moral and political connotations through the trope of improvement.
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Although certain of its theoretical interpretations and political connotations have been rightly criticised, that does not render the term itself unacceptable.
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Perhaps there is apoliticalconnotationhere.
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If one understands this in the sense that all philosophical positions may be construed as having political connotations and implications, we would agree.
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