political maturity

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliticalandmaturity

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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maturity
noun[U]
uk
/məˈtʃʊə.rə.ti/
us
/məˈtʊr.ə.t̬i/
the quality of behaving mentally and emotionally like ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandmaturityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are the people who have reached the goals that he values most highly :politicalmaturityand economic success.
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However, civil society and political culture in some instances remain mired by a lack ofpoliticalmaturity and sophistication and a superficial attachment to economic performance.
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Surely it is a sign ofpoliticalmaturity.
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I think that that showed a very welcomepoliticalmaturity.
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It is a sign ofpoliticalmaturityand acceptance of the facts.
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It is my fear that just as our economic pre-eminence has declined, so we may slip further down in the league table ofpoliticalmaturity.
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In the meantime, we must display ourpoliticalmaturityto the full.
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It is a sign of the commercial, social, andpoliticalmaturityof this country that we have accommodated that in the manner that we have.
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It is not a question of mistrust, but of having confidence andpoliticalmaturityand attempting to conduct affairs properly.
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He wishes, as he says, these countries to move rapidly topoliticalmaturity.
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Nobody can claim that there is a measurement forpoliticalmaturityand that there is a certain length of experience.
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We have ourpoliticalmaturityand experience of democracy, our technological and industrial greatness, our financial strength, expertise and achievement.
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Why should we not exhibit our ownpoliticalmaturityby giving a lead to others, as we have done in the past?
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This is not only important from a legal point of view, but also represents a touchstone for thepoliticalmaturityof the authorities.
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So the clear majority in favour of relaxing the citizenship laws is not just an expression ofpoliticalmaturity, it is also evidence of human greatness.
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That was an example of herpoliticalmaturityto which we should pay tribute, and it gives us great encouragement for the future of this newly independent territory.
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It may be a sign of the greaterpoliticalmaturityof the young that they feel that i hey can achieve this by more reasoned argument.
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It will depend on our confidence to do those things born of ourpoliticalmaturity, our political wisdom, in spite of our falling—and recognisably falling—military and economic power.
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Those changes are not easy, and the fact that, in almost all cases, countries have persisted and are now seeing the fruits of their endeavours demonstrates theirpoliticalmaturity.
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It may well be that the centre of the cold war has shifted to the under-nourished countries, where thepoliticalmaturityof the people is less advanced.
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