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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPolitically-charged
/ˌpɒl.ɪ.tɪ.kəl.i tʃɑːdʒd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing strong emotional or ideological reactions because it relates to political issues, power dynamics, or government policies.
"The committee meeting quickly derailed into a debate over politically-charged symbols in the workplace." - 2
Containing hidden political implications or designed to influence public opinion.
"Her simple remark about the tax code was seen by many as a politically-charged statement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'political', stemming from the ancient Greek 'politikos' (of, for, or relating to citizens), combined with 'charged' in the sense of being emotionally or intensely freighted. The compound adjective gained widespread prominence in mid-to-late 20th-century journalistic and sociological discourse to describe topics likely to provoke strong ideological reactions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Politically-charged" is said worldwide
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chargé politiquement
Transliteration: ʃaʁ.ʒe pɔ.li.tik.mɑ̃
"C'est un sujet très chargé politiquement."
politisch aufgeladen
Transliteration: poˈliːtɪʃ ˈaʊ̯fˌlaːdn̩
"Das ist eine politisch aufgeladene Diskussion."
politicamente carico
Transliteration: po.li.ti.kaˈmen.te ˈkar.i.ko
"La questione è diventata politicamente carica."
cargado políticamente
Transliteration: kaɾˈɣaðo poˈlitikamente
"El discurso estuvo lleno de comentarios cargados políticamente."
politicamente carregado
Transliteration: po.li.tʃi.kɐ̃ˈte ka.ʁeˈɡa.du
"Foi um debate politicamente carregado."
राजनीतिक रूप से प्रेरित
Transliteration: rajnaitik roop se prerit
"यह एक राजनीतिक रूप से संवेदनशील मुद्दा है।"
具有政治色彩的
Transliteration: jùyǒu zhèngzhì sècǎi de
"这是一个具有政治色彩的敏感话题。"
정치적으로 민감한
Transliteration: jeongchijeogeuro mingamhan
"그 영화는 매우 정치적으로 민감한 주제를 다루고 있다."
政治色を帯びた
Transliteration: seijishoku o obita
"それは非常に政治色を帯びた問題です。"
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