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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvide politique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: veed po-li-teek
"Le départ soudain du président a créé un vide politique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A condition that occurs when a government or leadership is suddenly removed or collapses, leaving a space devoid of authority and open for occupation by competing forces.
"The sudden collapse of the regime created a political vacuum that extremist groups quickly tried to fill." - 2
An absence of effective leadership, policy direction, or ideological control in a specific domain or region.
"The withdrawal of the superpower left a dangerous political vacuum in the region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'political', derived from the Ancient Greek 'politikos' (of, for, or relating to citizens), with 'vacuum', from the Latin 'vacuus' meaning empty. Emerging in modern political science literature during the 20th century, the phrase metaphorically applies the physical concept of an empty space to a situation where normal governmental authority or power has been abruptly removed or lost.
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vide politique
Transliteration: veed po-li-teek
"Le départ soudain du président a créé un vide politique."
politisches Vakuum
Transliteration: poˈliːtɪʃəs vaˈkuːʊm
"Der Sturz der Regierung hinterließ ein politisches Vakuum."
vuoto politico
Transliteration: vwɔto poˈlitiko
"Le dimissioni hanno lasciato un pericoloso vuoto politico."
vacío político
Transliteration: baˈsio poˈlitiko
"La crisis institucional generó un gran vacío político."
vácuo político
Transliteration: va.ku.u puˈli.ti.ku
"A queda do governo abriu um vácuo político na nação."
राजनीतिक शून्यता
Transliteration: rajnitik shunyata
"सत्ता के पतन ने देश में एक राजनीतिक शून्यता पैदा कर दी।"
政治真空
Transliteration: zhèng zhì zhēn kōng
"政府的倒台造成了严重的政治真空。"
정치적 공백
Transliteration: jeongchijeok gongbaek
"정권 교체 과정에서 정치적 공백이 발생했다."
政治的真空
Transliteration: seijiteki shinkū
"政権の崩壊が政治的真空状態を生み出した。"
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