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sexual politics

sexual politics noun: the gender-based motivations and behavioral tactics present in the interactions between men and women, especially as involving manipulation and rivalry for power.

Noun

sexual politics (uncountable)

  1. The gender-based motivations and behavioral tactics present in the interactions between men and women, especially as involving manipulation and rivalry for power.
    • "We're making a movie, not an issue," said Michael Douglas, a star of Disclosure, the adaptation of the Michael Crichton suspense thriller about corporate intrigue and sexual politics, which will open on Friday. "It's really about the use of harassment as a tool for power."1994 December 6, Bernard Weinraub, “A Man. A Woman. Just a Movie. Not a Polemic.”, in The New York Times, retrieved 11 Nov 2010

Questions about sexual politics

What does sexual politics mean?
Sexual politics means the gender-based motivations and behavioral tactics present in the interactions between men and women, especially as involving manipulation and rivalry for power.
What part of speech is sexual politics?
Sexual politics is a noun.

Words near sexual politics in the dictionary

  1. sexual orientation change efforts
  2. sexual orientations
  3. sexual partner
  4. sexual partners
  5. sexual play
  6. sexual politics
  7. sexual predator
  8. sexual predators
  9. sexual preference
  10. sexual preferences
  11. sexual reassignment

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