🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

aliado político

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈljaðo poˈlitiko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Political ally/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl ˈæl.aɪ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El gobernador confía en su aliado político para la próxima votación."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person, group, or nation that is associated with another for a common political purpose or mutual benefit.

    "The senator relied on her key political allies to pass the controversial legislation."
  2. 2

    A faction or party that supports another political entity during an election or legislative campaign.

    "Both parties worked together with their regional political allies to secure a majority."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'political' originating from the Greek 'politikos' (of, for, or relating to citizens), and 'ally' stemming from the Latin 'alligare' (to bind to). Together, the phrase evolved in modern political lexicon to denote individuals or groups united by shared governmental goals and mutual support.

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