apolitical
adjective
not connected with a particular political party
Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word
noun
someone who disagrees publicly with the policy of an organization they belong to, especially a political party
adjective
the people who support a particular political party, sports team, musician etc
noun
the general set of attitudes and aims that are characteristic of a political party and the way that it would like to be thought of
adjective
believing that your nation’s interests should be considered to be more important than those of other nations
adjective
extremely proud of your own nation and believing that it is better than other nations
adverb, preposition
used for saying that a political party or leader no longer controls the government of a country
noun
an organized group of people who have similar ideas about the way in which a country should be governed, and who work together to try to persuade people to vote for them in elections: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
noun
political activity for the benefit of a particular party rather than for all the people in a country
noun
the political party or the group of people within a society who are conservative in their political views: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
noun
someone who pretends that they want to be the leader of their political party in order to make it easier for someone else to win the post in an election
noun
a member of a British political party that existed from the late 17th century to the 19th century and that wanted to make important changes to the way that Britain was ruled
noun
a part of an organization or political party that has its own responsibilities and opinions that are separate from the rest of the group
adverb
a political party that is in opposition is not part of the government of a country
used for saying that you are talking about someone’s general principles and not saying that they belong to a specific political party, religious organization etc
|
|
using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
BuzzWord ArticleOpen Dictionary
… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
add a wordBlog
A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.
global English and language change from our blog