politicalization
politicalization noun: the process or instance of making something political.
Noun
politicalization (countable and uncountable, plural politicalizations)
- The process or instance of making something political.
- The Right has been a defender of tradition in order to prevent the destruction of various institutional loyalties and values which have stood as a break on total politicalization. By attacking these institutions and values the Left threatens us all, gay or straight, with totalitarianism.1976 December 18, Jack Peterson, “No 'Closet' Nazi”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 4
- The needed philosophic nucleus which will be leadership, proletarianization, politicalization.2004, Eugene Walker Gogol, Raya Dunayevskaya: philosopher of Marxist-Humanism
- Synonyms:
- politicization
Synonyms of politicalization
Forms of politicalization
| plural | politicalizations |
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Origin of politicalization
From politicalize + -ation.
Questions about politicalization
- What does politicalization mean?
- Politicalization means the process or instance of making something political.
- What part of speech is politicalization?
- Politicalization is a noun.
- What is the plural of politicalization?
- The plural of politicalization is politicalizations.
Words near politicalization in the dictionary
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