"politicism" meaning in English

See politicism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: politicisms [plural]
Etymology: From politic + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|politic|ism}} politic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} politicism (plural politicisms)
  1. A political utterance.
    Sense id: en-politicism-en-noun-mo4cY~9f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. (usually derogatory) The theory that political factors dominate over others. Tags: derogatory, usually
    Sense id: en-politicism-en-noun-SIkBmH8h

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