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política

politics; policy

noun poh-LEE-tee-kah Common

Origin: from Greek politiká (affairs of the city)

Usage Note

Política is feminine and covers both 'politics' (the activity) and 'a policy' (a specific rule or plan): la política exterior means 'foreign policy'. The masculine político means 'politician' or 'political'. A common learner confusion: político/a as an adjective means 'political', but familia política means 'in-laws' (literally 'political family'), a fixed expression.

Examples

"La política me aburre."

Natural Translation

Politics bores me.

Literal Translation

The politics to-me bores

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