political overtone
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandovertone
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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overtone
noun[C]
uk/ˈəʊ.və.təʊn/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.toʊn/
something that is suggested, but is not ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandovertonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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To do that is almost impossible, for there is practically no subject which has not in its true sense apoliticalovertone.
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Unfortunately, as shown by events in recent years, accusations often have a purelypoliticalovertone.
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There is apoliticalovertoneto bilateral aid.
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This amendment carried nopoliticalovertone.
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Shade states that this facet of the episode gives it apoliticalovertone.
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Likewise, the ' illustrious ladies ' genre could carry political overtones.
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Villagers reported only one such incident; but this appears to have political overtones.
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The term was often used not with political overtones but simply to describe personal behaviors (known more recently as "lifestyle" issues).
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Most of the anti-nuclear authors tended to avoid sensitive political overtones, cautiously framing their writings as professional discussion.
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Thus, teaching respect and moral behaviour through pension sharing becomes an undertaking with almost political overtones.
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This ethnic rivalry between the two organisations also carried political overtones as to which tribe should ' naturally ' lead the south.
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The debate has remained evergreen not only because of its obvious political overtones but also because of its seemingly unresolvable nature.
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Kearney's note that "to raise these points is to recognise that there were inevitable political overtones to our conference" (251) is surely an understatement.
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That is until the new 1980s paradigm of neo-liberalism offered a means of resurrecting land reform as a legitimate policy option while stripping it of its extreme political overtones.
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It is inevitable, therefore, that in industrial stoppages we shall be more and more concerned with social, economic and political overtones.
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After all, reference has been made to action taken by workers which could have political overtones.
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Have there ever been the remotest political overtones to it?
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It is regrettable that even food has political overtones.
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There are no political overtones in this matter.
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