political instinct
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandinstinct
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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instinct
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/us/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandinstinctfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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His judgement is as severe as hispoliticalinstinctwould become.
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All mypoliticalinstinctwarned me to leave eggs alone.
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I have a great confidence in the good sense andpoliticalinstinctof my fellow-countrymen and of my fellow-countrywomen.
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This is an argument which crosses the lines of ordinary political controversy and almost ofpoliticalinstinct.
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It has made many, many mistakes, but itspoliticalinstinctwas sound, and, if it will give itself the chance, it is politically sound now.
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Mypoliticalinstinctis that people would never forgive us if we engaged in party political wrangles at this stage.
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I believe that they all share the public spirit, thepoliticalinstinct, the administrative capacity, which are characteristic of the race to which they belong.
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The moment that that frontier is crossed thepoliticalinstinctusually overtakes the economic, in an effort to preserve a political posture, not an economic one.
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This helps consolidate their authority with a local elite, whose political instincts are likely otherwise to be more conservative.
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He trusted his own political instincts to a great degree, and he trusted his own judgment.
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Her political instincts and responsiveness atrophied.
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Many people who share my prejudices and political instincts are worried about asylum seekers.
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My political instincts are not naturally rebellious.
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None the less, as an economist, his pursuit of the truth overrode his political instincts, and he made that concession during the general election campaign.
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It is a great pity that his legal training does not overcome his political instincts and let him recognise the true facts.
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But does anyone think at this moment that this country has its political instincts curbed or its liberties checked?
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We have political instincts and abilities that they want in co-operation with them.
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My political instincts suddenly become acute.
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I believe in its political instincts, in the justice of its intention, and in its common sense.
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Packwood was regarded as one of the nation's most powerful elected officials with extraordinary political instincts.
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