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politicide

/pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪd/

politicide noun: political suicide.

Noun

politicide (countable and uncountable, plural politicides)

  1. Political suicide
    • With an immediate Arab majority over the Jews, it would be instant politicide for the Israeli government.2009 January 23, “Qaddafi’s Solution: A State of ‘Isratine’”, in New York Times
  2. Political killing
    • Certainly, one could imagine this kind of systematic denial of the resources required to live as a form of politicide -- or political genocide.2002 May 20, Samantha Power, “A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide”, in Washington Post

Forms of politicide

pluralpoliticides

Origin of politicide

Blend of political + -cide.

Questions about politicide

What does politicide mean?
Politicide means political suicide.
What part of speech is politicide?
Politicide is a noun.
How do you pronounce politicide?
Politicide is pronounced /pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪd/.
What is the plural of politicide?
The plural of politicide is politicides.

Words near politicide in the dictionary

  1. politicianly
  2. politicians
  3. politicianship
  4. politicianspeak
  5. politicidal
  6. politicide
  7. politicides
  8. politicious
  9. politicisation
  10. politicisations
  11. politicise

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