politicization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pəˌlɪt.ɪ.sɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- pə-lĭt'-ĭ-sĭ-zā'-shən
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English politic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English politicize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English politicization From politicize + -ation.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized
This potential politicization of the military comes with opportunity costs to U.S. national security, says Joseph Nunn, counsel in the Liberty and National Security program at the Brennan Center for Justice, an independent law and policy think tank.
2024 November 14, Anna Mulrine Grobe, “Worries rise over a Trump ‘warrior board’ to remove officers ‘unfit for leadership’”, in The Christian Science Monitor:Across the country, Democratic voters who have been reeling from Mr. Trump’s sweeping and possibly illegal cuts to government, his head-spinning policy moves, and his politicization of federal law enforcement are growing more and more incensed at their own party’s seemingly feckless response.
2025 March 20, Cameron Joseph, “Panicked Democratic voters are turning on their own leaders”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| politicisation | alternative | lexicographic | |
| politicizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
repoliticization · overpoliticization
Relateds
Translations (25)
bg политиза́ция (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · uk політиза́ція (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · cmn 政治化 (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · id politisasi (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · pl upolitycznienie (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · cs politizace (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · ca politització (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · es politicización (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · be палітыза́цыя (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · mk политизација (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · ms pempolitikan (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · ru политиза́ция (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · ro politizare (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · de Politisierung (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · ar تَسْيِيس (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · es politización (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · es politiquización (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · fr politisation (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · gl politización (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · pt politização (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · fi politikointi (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · ja 政治化 (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · ko 정치화 (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · it politicizzazione (the state of being or process of becoming politicized) · sk politizácia (the state of being or process of becoming politicized)