Politically

Definition: Politically

Politically

Adverb

1. With regard to social relationships involving authority; "politically correct clothing".

2. With regard to government; "politically organized units".

Date "politically" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1780. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I'm sorry but I'm not having a politically correct nervous breakdown (I Think I Do; writing credit: Brian Sloan) The point is, you trade our missiles in Turkey for theirs in Cuba, they're gonna force us into trade after trade, until finally, a couple of months from now they demand something we won't trade, like Berlin, and we do end up in a war. Not to mention that long before that happens this administration will be politically dead (Thirteen Days; writing credit: Ernest R. May; Philip D. Zelikow) Since this place is already packed with white guys, I think they're going to hire what's the politically correct term (Andy Richter Controls the Universe; writing credit: John Banas) I always thought that when I fell in love, it would be with a musician or an artist or someone really politically active, not an alien that lives on human flesh (Amanda and the Alien; writing credit: Jon Kroll)
Lyrics	We're sick and tired of being politically correct (Peaceful World; performing artist: John Mellencamp; writing credit: John Mellencamp) I ain't gonna act politically correct (Man! I Feel Like A Woman!; performing artist: SHANIA TWAIN)
Movie/TV Titles	The Absolutely Outrageous Adventures of the Politically Incorrect Bikini Babes of Arizona (1997) Politically Incorrect (1994)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Politically Correct Bedtime Stories [ABRIDGED] (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Politically Incorrect: Political Separation (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Live & Politically Erect [LIVE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	One approach to combating inflation could be trust-busting, fragmenting giant unions and giant corporations alike. But that's politically implausible. Credit: Library of Congress.		Politically, intellectually, and ideologically, thoroughly criticize China's Khrushchev. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Daniel O'connell.	Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Marbury v. Madison	1803	The conclusion from this reasoning is, that where the heads of departments are the political or confidential agents of the executive, merely to execute the will of the President, or rather to act in cases in which the executive possesses a constitutional or legal discretion, nothing can be more perfectly clear than that their acts are only politically examinable. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Several southern states, most notably Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas, continued to suffer politically motivated violence. (references)
		Even in “open bidding”, results are often politically influenced, and a bidder’s submission is not always kept in confidence but may be disclosed to a favored competitor. (references)
		Though the government would like to refrain from price increases and instead emphasize other attributes of the Gencos, in the end the government may very well have to resort to electricity tariff increases, a move that could be politically costly. (references)
Children	Mozambique	War veterans with disabilities are among the most politically organized citizens with disabilities. (references)
Civil Liberties	China	These underground printing houses have been targets of campaigns to stop all illegal publications (including pornography and pirated computer software and audiovisual products), which has had the effect of restricting the availability of politically sensitive books. (references)
	Hong Kong	In March the Government, which denied the review was politically motivated, informed the group of its decision not to revoke its tax-exempt status. (references)
Economic History	Poland	Poland is a politically stable country. (references)
	Bangladesh	Fortunately for Bangladesh, many new jobs--1.5 million, mostly for women--have been created by the country's dynamic private ready-made garment industry, which grew at double-digit rates through most of the 1990s. Despite the country's politically motivated general strikes, poor infrastructure, and weak financial system, Bangladeshi entrepreneurs have shown themselves adept at competing in the global garments marketplace. (references)
	South Africa	On the positive side, the Tanzanian government is still eager to attract foreign investors wishing to capitalize on one of the most politically stable countries in Africa. (references)
Human Rights	Guatemala	There were allegations of politically motivated killings by government agents, and security forces committed some extrajudicial killings. (references)
	Jamaica	Police theorized that the murder was a reprisal for the September 3 killing of a former JLP activist who had switched allegiance to the PNP. Killings in the area soon escalated to a total of 14, although it was not clear that all were politically motivated. (references)
	Zimbabwe	The police denied that the case was politically motivated. (references)
Indigenous People	Indonesia	A large percentage of the population of Papua consists of migrants, who are economically and politically dominant. (references)
	Botswana	They remain economically and politically marginalized; they have lost access to their traditional land in fertile regions of the country and are vulnerable to exploitation by their non-Basarwa neighbors. (references)
Minorities	Cote d'Ivoire	Members of northern ethnic groups that are found in neighboring countries as well as in the country often are required to document their citizenship, whereas members of historically or currently politically powerful ethnic groups of the south and west reportedly do not have this problem. (references)
Political Economy	ECUADOR	Through Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs), Ecuador agreed to provide market access at non-restrictive tariff rates, while providing a measure of protection for politically sensitive commodities. (references)
	Mexico	Sporadic outbursts of politically motivated violence continued to occur in the southern states of Chiapas, Guerrero, and Oaxaca. (references)
	Singapore	The judiciary is efficient and constitutionally independent; however, there has been a perception that it reflects the views of the executive in politically sensitive cases as government leaders historically have utilized court proceedings successfully, in particular defamation suits, against political opponents and critics. (references)
Political Rights	Jamaica	However, voters living in "garrison communities" in inner-city areas dominated by one of the two major political parties face substantial influence and pressure from politically connected gangs and young men hired by political parties, which impede the free exercise of their right to vote. (references)
	Ecuador	The politically active Confederation of Ecuador's Indian Nationalities (CONAIE) was at the forefront of protests that overthrew then-President Mahuad in 2000. Indigenous members of the National Constituent Assembly and their supporters won important constitutional protections for indigenous rights in the 1998 Constitution. (references)
	Tanzania	On the mainland, international observers concluded that the elections were free and fair and conducted peacefully; however, in Zanzibar four separate international observer teams concluded that the vote was marred by irregularities, voter intimidation, and politically motivated violence. (references)
Trade	Oman	All media imports are subject to censorship; e.g., the Ministry of National Heritage and Cultures may reject or expunge morally or politically sensitive material from imported videos. (references)
	Luxembourg	Luxembourg is considered a tax haven due to its bank secrecy regulations, absence of exchange controls, lack of withholding on interest, and politically stable environment. (references)
	Thailand	OPIC insurance can be purchased to cover the following political risks: Currency inconvertibility - the inability to convert profits, debt service and other remittances from local currency into U.S. dollars; Expropriation - the loss of an investment due to expropriation, nationalization or confiscation by a foreign government; Political Violence - the loss of assets or income due to war, revolution, insurrection or politically motivated civil strife, terrorism and sabotage. (references)
Travel	West Bank	WB/G businesspeople are pragmatic and generally politically moderate. (references)
	Vietnam	Visitors are strongly advised not to have any information on their computers that the authorities of Vietnam might deem pornographic or politically sensitive. (references)
Women	Austria	Women's rights organizations are partly politically affiliated, and partly autonomous groups. (references)
Worker Rights	Poland	The Tripartite Commission (unions, employers, and the Government), chaired by Labor Minister Jerzy Hausner, is the main forum that determines national-level wage and benefit increases in such politically sensitive areas as the so-called budget sector (health, education, and public employees), while rendering opinions on pension indexation, energy pricing, and other important aspects of social policy. (references)
	Guatemala	There is no state interference in union activities; however, internal intelligence services may monitor the activities of some politically active union leaders. (references)
	Guatemala	While union groups called for a through investigation, there was no public evidence that the murder was politically motivated. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dominick Dunne	I sure do. I know it's politically incorrect and guess what, under the circumstance I don't care. I mean, if I had gotten on a plane and been seated next to Robert Reid, I tell you I would have gotten off that plane.
Robert Novak	We had the first time, the only time, a prime minister of Japan gave an interview in English. It was very bad politically for him to speak English like he was kind of kowtowing to the Americans, but we did that from Tokyo.
Rush Limbaugh	Seventy-three percent responded that the view of ethics most often transmitted was the politically correct view that what is right and wrong depends on differences in individual values and cultural diversity.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	We are a great Nation--spiritually, politically, militarily, diplomatically, and economically.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Militarily, politically, economically, and in spirit, the state of our Union is sound.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Politically" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.65% of the time. "Politically" is used about 1,699 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	99.65%	1,693	4,954
Noun (proper)	0.29%	5	157,705
Unclassified Items	0.06%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,699	N/A

Expressions using "politically": politically correct ♦ politically incorrect ♦ politically unsound. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "politically": politically-ailing, politically-appointed, politically-aware, politically-based, politically-charged, politically-committed, politically-conscious, politically-controversial, politically-correct, politically-determined, politically-dubious, politically-induced, politically-inflamed, politically-influenced, politically-inspired, politically-isolated, politically-led, politically-minded, politically-motivated, politically-orientated, politically-oriented, politically-realistic, politically-sensitive, politically-visible.
	Containing "politically": technology-is-politically-neutral.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "politically"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		politikisht. (various references)

Arabic		‏بمهارة, ‏بتعقل (guardedly, intelligently, rationally), ‏بسياسة. (various references)

Bulgarian		разумно (rationally, reasonably), политично (tactfully). (various references)

Chinese		�"�治上. (various references)

Czech		politicky. (various references)

Danish		politiske mord (disappearance, politically motivated murder), savnet (disappearance, politically motivated murder). (various references)

Dutch		verdwijning,verdwijnen,politieke moord (disappearance, politically motivated murder). (various references)

French		politiquement. (various references)

German		politisch (judicious, politic, political). (various references)

Greek		πολιτικά. (various references)

Hungarian		politikailag. (various references)

Italian		politicamente. (various references)

Korean		� �치� �으로 (governmentally, Politicly). (various references)

Pig Latin		oliticallypay.(various references)

Portuguese		politicamente. (various references)

Romanian		politiceşte. (various references)

Russian		расчетливо (providently). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		političko. (various references)

Spanish		crimen político (political crime). (various references)

Swedish		politiskt. (various references)

Turkish		politik olarak, kurnazca (cuningly, cutely, slily, subtle, underarm, underhand), iyi düşünülmüş biçimde, çıkarlar doğrultusunda. (various references)

Ukrainian		обдумано (advisedly, deliberately), політично. (various references)

Vietnamese		xảo quyệt (artful, crafty, cunning, designing, machiavellian, politic, slim, tricky), về mặt chính trị thận trọng, mưu mô (politic), lắm đòn phép (politic), khôn ngoan (advisable, day, discreet, philosophic, philosophical, politic, sage, sapiential, subtle), khôn khéo; sáng suốt tinh tường. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "politically": apolitically, geopolitically, impolitically, nonpolitically. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Politically" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: palatially, politcally, politicals, pollitically, proleptically. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "politically" (pronounced puli"tikulē or pli"tiklē)
7	-i" t i k u l ē	critically, uncritically.
6	-t i k u l ē	journalistically, fanatically, hermetically, magnetically, majestically, mathematically, optimistically, parenthetically, pathetically, pragmatically, ritualistically, romantically, skeptically, statistically, sympathetically, tactically, theoretically, therapeutically.
5	-i k u l ē	chronically, clinically, comically, cynically, diametrically, electrically, electronically, empirically, ethically, geographically, historically, intrinsically, magically, methodically, metrically, mineralogically, periodically, philosophically, physically, sardonically, scientifically, surgically, symbolically, technically, technologically, theatrically.
4	-k u l ē	botanically, broccoli, fiscally, frantically, locally, luckily, unequivocally, vocally.
3	-u l ē	abysmally, accidentally, abnormally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clumsily, coincidentally, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, culturally, customarily, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, digitally, dismally, jauntily, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, emotionally, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, involuntarily, irrationally, legally, liberally, literally, loyally, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, mightily, militarily, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, partially, peacefully, perennially, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, pitifully, playfully, potentially, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, royally, ruefully, satisfactorily, scantily, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, tactfully, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uneasily, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully.
7	-l i" t i k l ē	analytically, geopolitically.
5	-t i k l ē	acoustically, aesthetically, alphabetically, apologetically, artistically, authentically, automatically, characteristically, cosmetically, democratically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecstatically, emphatically, energetically, enthusiastically, erratically, euphemistically, fantastically, genetically, hypothetically, idiotically, linguistically, logistically, optically, phonetically, poetically, realistically, sarcastically, stylistically, synthetically, systematically, thematically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, unrealistically, vertically.
4	-i k l ē	academically, aerobically, aerodynamically, algebraically, angelically, astronomically, basically, biologically, categorically, chronologically, classically, demographically, ecologically, economically, ethnically, forensically, generically, geometrically, graphically, heroically, hysterically, ideologically, ironically, logically, lyrically, mechanically, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, numerically, organically, pathologically, physiologically, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, radically, rhetorically, rhythmically, specifically, sporadically, stoically, strategically, symmetrically, systemically, terrifically, theologically, tragically, volcanically.
3	-k l ē	alchemically, anatomically, athletically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, chemically, darkly, frankly, grotesquely, likely, medically, meekly, newsweekly, obliquely, paradoxically, practically, prickly, quickly, sickly, sleekly, slickly, sparkly, starkly, thickly, typically, uniquely, unlikely, weakly, weekly.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-l-l-l-o-p-t-y"
	-2 letters: allotypic, lipolytic, optically, political, topically.
	-3 letters: coitally, locality, pollical.
	-4 letters: allylic, aplitic, capitol, coalpit, lapilli, licitly, locally, opacity, optical, politic, topical, typical.
	-5 letters: aliyot, atopic, atypic, citola, coital, italic, lacily, oilily, plical, policy, polity, tallol.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-l-l-l-o-p-t-y"
	+1 letter: apolitically.
	+2 letters: impolitically.
	+3 letters: collapsibility, diplomatically, geopolitically, nonpolitically.
	+4 letters: solipsistically.
	+5 letters: lithographically, monopolistically, undiplomatically.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
politically correct	98	correct politically terminology	3
politically incorrect	55	correct phrase politically	3
correct politically terms	16	correct politically textbook	3
incorrect joke politically	9	politically incorrect cartoon	2
correct fairy politically tale	8	incorrect johns members.tripod.com politically propaganda view	2
correct dictionary politically	7	conservatism incorrect johns members.tripod.com politically view	2
politically incorrect t shirt	7	politically incorrect humor	2
incorrect johns members.tripod.com politically view	6	communism incorrect johns members.tripod.com politically view	2
correct language politically	6	conspiracy incorrect johns members.tripod.com politically view	2
correct politically words	6	politically incorrect bill maher	2
politically correct bed time story	5	incorrect politically words	2
exposed person politically	5	cafe incorrect politically	2
correct english politically	5	by detective detective four humorous incorrect lonely lonely mystery politically solved	2
erect politically	4	anti communist incorrect johns members.tripod.com politically view	2
correct joke politically	4	politically correct nursery rhyme	2
christian conservative incorrect johns members.tripod.com politically view	4	bias incorrect johns media members.tripod.com politically view	2
bumper sticker politically incorrect	4	incorrect johns members.tripod.com politically ring view web	2
correct definition politically	3	cartoon correct politically	2
		correct politically speech	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Politically

Definition: Politically

Politically

Adverb

Specialty Definition: Politics

Crosswords: Politically

Modern Usage: Politically

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Commercial Usage: Politically

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Photo Album: Politically

Familiar Quotations: Politically

Daniel O'connell.

Historic Usage: Politically

Marbury v. Madison

Non-Fiction Usage: Politically

Spoken Usage: Politically

Dominick Dunne

Robert Novak

Rush Limbaugh

Speeches: Politically

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Usage Frequency: Politically

Expressions: Politically

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Politically

Modern Translation: Politically

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Derivations & Misspellings: Politically

Derivations

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Rhyming with "Politically"

Anagrams: Politically

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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