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political units

political units is the plural of political unit.

Meaning of political unit

Noun

political unit (plural political units)

  1. Synonym of political entity.
    • In the Southern States, where the county type of local government prevails, conditions are reversed. There the county is the political unit, and the administration of all local matters, except educational and municipal affairs, is intrusted to county officers.S:The New International Encyclopædia/United States
  2. The smallest group of one or more people that operates at a political level.
    • The western idea of the liberty and dignity of the individual, as distinct from the community to which he belongs, is wholly alien to the Chinese mind. The political unit in China is not the individual but the family, and the father of the family is supposed to be responsible for the qualities and...S:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/China

Questions about political units

What is political units the plural of?
Political units is the plural of political unit.

Words near political units in the dictionary

  1. political spectrum
  2. political spectrums
  3. political system
  4. political systems
  5. political unit
  6. political units
  7. political vacuum
  8. political vacuums
  9. political warfare
  10. political-economic
  11. politicalese

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