political disagreement

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliticalanddisagreement

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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disagreement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/us
/ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.mənt/
an argument or a situation in which people do not have the ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalanddisagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolitical disagreement

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On this issue we find strong practicalpoliticaldisagreement, and not on the question about whether we should adopt a separable or non-separable perspective.
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As a general rule, a space programme flourishes when there is political agreement about goals, and fails to flourish when there ispoliticaldisagreement.
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To the extent that citizens resist conversation across the boundaries ofpoliticaldisagreement, the diffusion of information, ideas, and viewpoints becomes severely truncated.
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Politicaldisagreementis also measured differently in 2005 than in 1992.
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I would like to illustrate ourpoliticaldisagreementusing some examples.
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They should not, therefore, be the subject of anypoliticaldisagreement.
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Topics which may be a matter ofpoliticaldisagreementinevitably arise even in the primary classroom.
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There has never been anypoliticaldisagreementon this subject.
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This is not a question ofpoliticaldisagreement.
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I have no wish for the exhibition to become the subject of partypoliticaldisagreement.
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That is the essential ingredient in the considerablepoliticaldisagreementin the debate.
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We cannot have a partypoliticaldisagreementon such an important matter.
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There is plenty of room for honestpoliticaldisagreement.
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He said that it was only the question ofpoliticaldisagreement.
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Eventually, later in the process, there will bepoliticaldisagreementon financial priorities, and other major policy decisions.
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It is a subject that we should try to pursue with the least partypoliticaldisagreementbetween us, and with the fullest unity on a national basis.
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He mentioned several areas in which there was no partypoliticaldisagreementon the principle of the changes—although he likes to pretend that there are differences of opinion.
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It was said that when you had contracting out you had a list of those who were inpoliticaldisagreementwith the majority of the union.
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Having promised such aid it would be folly, for example, to cut down on the building of a new dam simply because of some—perhaps temporary—politicaldisagreement.
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There is no ethical criterion, but economic judgments about consequences should be made a proper ground forpoliticaldisagreementbetween the parties and a proper ground for debate.
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