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Police General

N พลตำรวจเอก  pon-tam-rued-aek

 

Police Lieutenant General

N พลตำรวจโท  pon-tam-rued-to

 

Police Major General

N พลตำรวจตรี  pon-tam-rued-tre

 

Polish

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ โปแลนด์  kiao-kab-po-land

 

Polish

N ชาว โปแลนด์  chow-po-land

 

Polish

N ภาษา โปแลนด์ (เป็น ภาษาส ลาฟ ภาษา หนี่ง  pa-sa-pa-land

 

police

N ี่ การ ดูแลรักษา ความสงบเรียบร้อย ของ ชุมชน  kan-du-lea-rak-sa-kwam-sa-ngob

 

police

N ี่ ตำรวจ  ผู้พิทักษ์สันติราษฎร์  เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจ  policeman patrol guard tam-rued

 

police

VT ควบคุม  รักษา ความสงบเรียบร้อย  control patrol watch kub-kum

 

police

VT ทำความสะอาด  tam-kwam-sa-aed

 

police dog

N สุนัขตำรวจ  su-nak-tam-rued

 

police station

N สถานีตำรวจ  headquarters sa-ta-ne-tam-rued

 

policeman

N ตำรวจ  ตำรวจ  ผู้พิทักษ์สันติราษฎร์  เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจ  police officer tam-rued

 

policewoman

N ตำรวจ หญิง  tam-rued-ying

 

policlinic

N คลินิก รักษา หลาย โรค  โพ ลีค ลีนิก  ki-nik-rak-sa-rok

 

policy

N กรมธรรม์ประกันภัย  insurance policy kom-ma-tan-pra-kan-pai

 

policy

N นโยบาย  หลักการ  แผนการ  วิถีทาง  อุบาย  course procedure na-yi-bai

 

policy

N อุบาย  วิธีการ อัน แยบยล  วิธีการ อัน แยบคาย  plan u-bai

 

policyholder

N ผู้เอาประกันภัย  phu-aol-pra-kan

 

polio

N โปลิโอ  poliomyelitis po-ri-o

 

polio

N โรค โปลิโอ  poliomyelitis rok-po-ri-o

 

poliomyelitis

N โปลิโอ  polio po-ri-o

 

poliomyelitis

N โรค โปลิโอ  polio rok-po-ri-o

 

polish

N การ ขัด  การถู ให้ ขึ้นเงา  kan-kad

 

polish

N การ ขัดเกลา  kan-kad-kao

 

polish

N ขี้ผึ้ง สำหรับ ขัดเงา  ยา ขัด ให้ มันเงา  ke-puang-sam-rub-kad-ngo

 

polish

N ความ เงา งาม  ความมัน  kwam-ngo-ngam

 

polish

VI(พื้น  ผิว  เป็นเงา (พื้น  ผิว  ขึ้น มัน  pen-ngo

 

polish

VT ขัด  ขัด ให้ ขึ้นเงา  ถู ให้ ขึ้นเงา  brighten burnish rub varnish kad

 

polish

VT ขัดเกลา  เกลา  ทำให้ สละสลวย  ทำให้ เรียบร้อย  refine kad-kao

 

polish

VT ปรับปรุง ให้ ดีขึ้น  complete improve prab-prung-hai-de-kuan

 

polish of

PHRV ฆ่า  ทำให้ ตาย  bump off ka

 

polish of

PHRV ทำให้ พ่ายแพ้ ราบคาบ  finish off tam-hai-pare-rab-kab

 

polish of

PHRV เสร็จ  ทำ เสร็จ  end off finish off finish up sed

 

polish up

PHRV ขัด ให้ เงา  rub up kad-hai-ngo

 

polish up

PHRV ฝึกฝน  ขัดเกลา  ฟื้นฟู  brush up rub up fuek-fon

 

polished

ADJ สละสลวย  ซึ่ง ขัดเกลา แล้ว  sa-la-sa-luai

 

polished

ADJ เป็นเงา วาว  gleaming glossy shining pen-ngo-wao

 

polished

ADJ เรียบร้อย  ซึ่ง มี มารยาท ดี  ซึ่ง มี กิริยา ดี  ซึ่ง ได้รับ การอบรม มา ดี  courteous mannerly respectful riab-roi

 

polished

ADJ ไม่ มีมลทิน  excellent flaeless mai-me-mon-tin

 

polite

ADJ ซึ่ง ได้รับ การอบรม มา  ซึ่ง ได้รับ การ ปลูกฝัง มา  cultivated cultured refined sueng-dai-rab-kan-aob-rom-ma

 

polite

ADJ สุภาพ  เรียบร้อย  มี กิริยา เรียบร้อย  อ่อนโยน  มี มารยาท  นอบน้อม  courteous mannerly respectful rude uncivil su-pab

 

politely

ADV อย่าง สุภาพ  อย่างเรียบร้อย  อย่าง มี กิริยา เรียบร้อย  อย่าง อ่อนโยน  อย่าง มี มารยาท  อย่าง อ่อนน้อม  courteously gently graciously yang-su-pab

 

politeness

N ความ สุภาพอ่อนโยน  ความ เรียบร้อย  ความ มี มารยาท  ความ นอบน้อม  courtesy kwam-su-pab-on-yon

 

politesse

N ความสุภาพ เรียบร้อย 

 

politic

ADJ ซึ่ง มีไหวพริบ  เฉียบแหลม  ปราดเปรื่อง  สุขุม  crafty diplomatic shrewd sueng-me-wi-pib

 

politic

VI ทำการร ณ รงค์ ทางการเมือง  suave tam-kan-ron-na-rong-tang-kan-muang

 

political

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การปกครอง  เกี่ยวกับ การเมือง  legislative kiao-kab-kan-pok-krong

 

political

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ พรรคการเมือง  kiao-kab-pak-kan-muang

 

political

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ พลเมือง  kiao-kab-pon-la-muang

 

political

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ รัฐบาล  เกี่ยวกับ รัฐ  kiao-kab-rad-ta-ban

 

political science

N รัฐศาสตร์  การศึกษา เกี่ยวกับ ระบบ การปกครอง  political economy politics government science rad-ta-sad

 

politician

N นักการเมือง  ผู้ เล่นการเมือง  party man partisan demagogue congressman nak-kan-muang

 

politician

N ผู้ ดำรง ตำแหน่งหน้าที่ ทางการเมือง  phu-dam-rong-tam-nang-tang-kan-muang

 

politician

N ผู้ แสวง ตำแหน่ง อำนาจ เพื่อ ประโยชน์ ส่วน ตน  phu-sa-wang-ha-tam-nang-am-nad-phu-pon-pra-yod

 

politicise

VT ทำให้ เป็น การเมือง  tam-hai-pen-kan-muang

 

politicise

VT อภิปราย เรื่อง การเมือง  ar-pi-pai-rueng-kan-muang

 

politicize

VT ทำให้ เป็น การเมือง  tam-hai-pen-kan-muang

 

politicize

VT อภิปราย เรื่อง การเมือง  ar-pi-pai-ruang-kan-muang

 

politico

N นักการเมือง  politician nak-kan-muang

 

politics

N การเมือง  กิจกรรม ทางการเมือง  หลักการ ทางการเมือง  ข้อคิดเห็น ทางการเมือง  campaigning seeking nomination electioneering kan-muang

 

politics

N วิชา การเมือง  รัฐศาสตร์  ศิลปะ การปกครอง โดย รัฐ  foreign affairs diplomacy wi-cha-kan-muang

 

politics

N เล่ห์เหลี่ยม ทางการเมือง  อุบาย ทางการเมือง  lea-liam-tang-kan-muang

 

polity

N แบบ การปกครอง  ระบบ การปกครอง  องค์ การปกครอง  องค์การ ของ รัฐ  beab-kan-pok-krong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POLICE

n.[L. politia; Gr. city. ] 1. The government of a city or town; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city or incorporated town or borough; as the police of London, of New York or Boston. The word is applied also to the government of all towns in New England which are made corporations by a general statute, for certain purposes.
2. The internal regulation and government of a kingdom or state.
3. The corporation or body of men governing a city.
4. In Scottish, the pleasure-ground about a gentleman's seat.

 

POLICED

a.Regulated by laws; furnished with a regular system of laws and administration.

 

POLICE-OFFICER

n.An officer entrusted with the execution of the laws of a city.

 

POLICY

n.[L. politia; Gr. city. ] 1. Policy, in its primary signification, is the same as polity, comprehending the fundamental constitution or frame of civil government in a state or kingdom. But by usage, policy is now more generally used to denote what is included under legislation and administration, and may be defined, the art or manner of governing a nation; or that system of measures which the sovereign of a country adopts and pursues, as best adapted to the interests of the nation. Thus we speak of domestic policy, or the system of internal regulations in a nation; foreign policy, or the measures which respect foreign nations; commercial policy, or the measures which respect commerce.
2. Art, prudence, wisdom or dexterity in the management of public affairs; applied to persons governing. It has been the policy of France to preclude females from the throne. It has been the policy of Great Britain to encourage her navy, by keeping her carrying trade in her own hands. In this she manifests sound policy. Formerly, England permitted wool to be exported and manufactured in the Low Countries, which was very bad policy.
The policy of all laws has made some forms necessary in the wording of last wills and testaments.
All violent policy defeats itself.
3. In common usage, the art, prudence or wisdom of individuals in the management of their private or social concerns.
4. Stratagem; cunning; dexterity of management.
5. A ticket or warrant for money in the public funds.
6. Policy, in commerce, the writing or instrument by which a contract of indemnity is effected between the insurer and the insured; or the instrument containing the terms or conditions on which a person or company undertakes to indemnify another person or company against losses of property exposed to peculiar hazards, as houses or goods exposed to fire, or ships and goods exposed to destruction on the high seas. This writing is subscribed by the insurer, who is called the underwriter. The terms policy of insurance, or assurance, are also used for the contract between the insured and the underwriter.
Policies are valued or open; valued, when the property or goods insured are valued at prime cost; open, when the goods are not valued, but if lost, their value must be proved.
Wagering policies, which insure sums of money, interest or no interest, are illegal.
All insurances, interest or no interest, or without further proof of interest than the policy itself, are null and void.
The word policy is used also for the writing which insures against other events, as well as against loss of property.

 

POLING

n.In gardening, the operation of dispersing the worm-casts all over the walks, with long ash poles. This destroys the worm-casts and is beneficial to the walks.

 

POLING

ppr. Furnishing with poles for support. 1. Bearing on poles.
2. Pushing forward with poles, as a boat.

 

POLISH

a.Pertaining to Poland, a level country on the south of Russia and the Baltic.

 

POLISH

v.t.[L. polio. ] 1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; as, to polish glass, marble, metals and the like.
2. To refine; to wear off rudeness, rusticity and coarseness; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.
The Greeks were polished by the Asiatics and Egyptians.

 

POLISH

v.i.To become smooth; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface. Steel will polish almost as white and bright as silver.

 

POLISH

n.A smooth, glossy surface produced by friction. Another prism of clearer glass and better polish seemed free from veins.
1. Refinement; elegance of manners.
What are these wond'rous civilizing arts,
This Roman polish?

 

POLISHABLE

a.Capable of being polished.

 

POLISHED

pp. Made smooth and glossy; refined.

 

POLISHER

n.The person or instrument that polishes.

 

POLISHING

ppr. Making smooth and glossy; refining.

 

POLISHING

n.Smoothness; glossiness; refinement.

 

POLITE

a.[L. politus, polished, from polio, supra. ] 1. Literally, smooth, glossy, and used in this sense till within a century.
Rays of light falling on a polite surface.
[This application of the word is, I believe, entirely obsolete. ]
2. Being polished or elegant in manners; refined in behavior; well bred.
He marries, bows at court and grows polite.
3. Courteous; complaisant; obliging.
His manners were warm without insincerity, and polite without pomp.

 

POLITELY

adv. With elegance of manners; genteelly; courteously.

 

POLITENESS

n.Polish or elegance of manners; gentility; good breeding; ease and gracefulness of manners, united with a desire to please others and a careful attention to their wants and wishes. 1. Courteousness; complaisance; obliging attentions.

 

POLITIC

a.[L. politicus; Gr. a city. ] 1. Wise; prudent and sagacious in devising and pursuing measures adapted to promote the public welfare; applied to persons; as a politic prince.
2. Well devised and adapted to the public prosperity; applied to things.
This land was famously enriched
With politic grave counsel.
3. Ingenious in devising and pursuing any scheme of personal or national aggrandizement, without regard to the morality of the measure; cunning; artful; sagacious in adapting means to the end, whether good or evil.
I have been politic with my friend, smooth with my enemy.
4. Well devised; adapted to its end, right or wrong.

 

POLITICAL

a.[supra. ] Pertaining to policy, or to civil government and its administration. Political measures or affairs are measures that respect the government of a nation or state. So we say, political power or authority; political wisdom; a political scheme; political opinions. A good prince is the political father of his people. The founders of a state and wise senators are also called political fathers. 1. Pertaining to a nation or state, or to nations or states, as distinguished from civil or municipal; as in the phrase, political and civil rights, the former comprehending rights that belong to a nation, or perhaps to a citizen as an individual of a nation; and the latter comprehending the local rights of a corporation or any member of it.
Speaking of the political state of Europe, we are accustomed to say of Sweden, she lost her liberty by the revolution.
2. Public; derived from office or connection with government; as political character.
3. Artful; skillful. [See Politic. ]
4. Treating of politics or government; as a political writer.
Political arithmetic, the art of reasoning by figures, or of making arithmetical calculations on matters relating to a nation, its revenues, value of lands and effects, produce of lands or manufactures, population, etc.
Political economy, the administration of the revenues of a nation; or the management and regulation of its resources and productive property and labor. Political economy comprehends all the measures by which the property and labor of citizens are directed in the best manner to the success of individual industry and enterprise, and to the public prosperity. Political economy is now considered as a science.

 

POLITICALLY

adv. With relation to the government of a nation or state. 1. Artfully; with address.

 

POLITICASTER

n.A petty politician; a pretender to politics.

 

POLITICIAN

a.Cunning; using artifice.

 

POLITICIAN

n.One versed in the science of government and the art of governing; one skilled in politics. 1. A man of artifice or deep contrivance.

 

POLITICS

n.The science of government; that part of ethics which consists in the regulation and government of a nation or state, for the preservation of its safety, peace and prosperity; comprehending the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources, and the protection of its citizens in their rights, with the preservation and improvement of their morals. Politics, as a science or an art, is a subject of vast extent and importance.

 

POLITIZE

v.i.To play the politician. [Not in use. ]

 

POLITURE

n.[See Polish. ] Polish; the gloss given by polishing. [Not used. ]

 

POLITY

n.[Gr. ] The form or constitution of civil government of a nation or state; and in free states, the frame or fundamental system by which the several branches of government are established, and the powers and duties or each designated and defined. Every branch of our civil polity supports and is supported, regulates and is regulated by the rest.
With respect to their interior polity, our colonies are properly of three sorts; provincial establishments, proprietary governments, and charter governments.
This word seems also to embrace legislation and administration of government.
1. The constitution or general fundamental principles of government of any class of citizens, considered in an appropriate character, or as a subordinate state.
Were the whole christian world to revert back to the original model, how far more simple, uniform and beautiful would the church appear, and how far more agreeable to the ecclesiastical polity instituted by the holy apostles.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLIANITE

Po "li *a *nite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min. )

 

Defn: Manganese dioxide, occurring in tetragonal crystals nearly as hard as quartz.

 

POLICATE

POLICATE Pol "i *cate, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Pollicate.

 

POLICE

Po *lice ", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. politia the condition of a state, government, administration, Gr. pur, puri. Cf. Policy polity, Polity. ]

 

1. A judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc. , and for the enforcement of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or borough.

 

2. That which concerns the order of the community; the internal regulation of a state.

 

3. The organized body of civil officers in a city, town, or district, whose particular duties are the preservation of good order, the prevention and detection of crime, and the enforcement of the laws.

 

4. (Mil. )

 

Defn: Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements in a camp or garrison.

 

5. The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state Police commissioner, a civil officer, usually one of a board, commissioned to regulate and control the appointment, duties, and discipline of the police. -- Police constable, or Police officer, a policeman. -- Police court, a minor court to try persons brought before it by the police. -- Police inspector, an officer of police ranking next below a superintendent. -- Police jury, a body of officers who collectively exercise jurisdiction in certain cases of police, as levying taxes, etc. ; -- so called in Louisiana. Bouvier. -- Police justice, or Police magistrate, a judge of a police court. -- Police offenses (Law ), minor offenses against the order of the community, of which a police court may have final jurisdiction. -- Police station, the headquarters of the police, or of a section of them; the place where the police assemble for orders, and to which they take arrested persons.

 

POLICE

Po *lice ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Policed; p. pr. & vb. n. Policing. ]

 

1. To keep in order by police.

 

2. (Mil. )

 

Defn: To make clean; as, to police a camp.

 

POLICED

POLICED Po *liced ", a.

 

Defn: Regulated by laws for the maintenance of peace and order, enforced by organized administration. "A policed kingdom. " Howell.

 

POLICEMAN

Po *lice "man, n.; pl. Policemen (.

 

Defn: A member of a body of police; a constable.

 

POLICE POWER

POLICE POWER Police power. (Law )

 

Defn: The inherent power of a government to regulate its police affairs. The term police power is not definitely fixed in meaning. In the earlier cases in the United States it was used as including the whole power of internal government, or the powers of government inherent in every sovereignty to the extent of its dominions (11 Peters (U. S.) 1 2 ). The later cases have excepted from its domain the development and administration of private law. Modern political science defines the power as a branch of internal administration in the exercise of which the executive should move within the lines of general principles prescribed by the constitution or the legislature, and in the exercise of which the most local governmental organizations should participate as far as possible (Burgess ). Under this limitation the police power, as affecting persons, is the power of the state to protect the public against the abuse of individual liberty, that is, to restrain the individual in the exercise of his rights when such exercise becomes a danger to the community. The tendency of judicial and popular usage is towards this narrower definition.

 

POLICIAL

POLICIAL Po *li "cial (, a.

 

Defn: Relating to the police. [R.]

 

POLICIED

POLICIED Pol "i *cied, a.

 

Defn: Policed. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

POLICY

Pol "i *cy, n.; pl. Policies. Etym: [L. politia, Gr. police, Of. police. See Police, n.]

 

1. Civil polity. [Obs. ]

 

2. The settled method by which the government and affairs of a nation are, or may be, administered; a system of public or official administration, as designed to promote the external or internal prosperity of a state.

 

3. The method by which any institution is administered; system of management; course.

 

4. Management or administration based on temporal or material interest, rather than on principles of equity or honor; hence, worldly wisdom; dexterity of management; cunning; stratagem.

 

5. Prudence or wisdom in the management of public and private affairs; wisdom; sagacity; wit. The very policy of a hostess, finding his purse so far above his clothes, did detect him. Fuller.

 

6. Motive; object; inducement. [Obs. ] What policy have you to bestow a benefit where it is counted an injury Sir P. Sidney.

 

Syn. -- See Polity.

 

POLICY

Pol "i *cy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Policied; p. pr. & vb. n. Policying.]

 

Defn: To regulate by laws; to reduce to order. [Obs. ] "Policying of cities." Bacon.

 

POLICY

Pol "i *cy, n. Etym: [F. police; cf. Pr. polissia, Sp. pólizia, It. pólizza; of uncertain origin; cf. L. pollex thumb (as being used in pressing the seal ), in LL. also, seal; or cf. LL. politicum, poleticum, polecticum, L. polyptychum, account book, register, fr. Gr. apodixa a receipt. ]

 

1. A ticket or warrant for money in the public funds.

 

2. The writing or instrument in which a contract of insurance is embodied; an instrument in writing containing the terms and conditions on which one party engages to indemnify another against loss arising from certain hazards, perils, or risks to which his person or property may be exposed. See Insurance.

 

3. A method of gambling by betting as to what numbers will be drawn in a lottery; as, to play policy. Interest policy, a policy that shows by its form that the assured has a real, substantial interest in the matter insured. -- Open policy, one in which the value of the goods or property insured is not mentioned. -- Policy book, a book to contain a record of insurance policies. -- Policy holder, one to whom an insurance policy has been granted. -- Policy shop, a gambling place where one may bet on the numbers which will be drawn in lotteries. -- Valued policy, one in which the value of the goods, property, or interest insured is specified. -- Wager policy, a policy that shows on the face of it that the contract it embodies is a pretended insurance, founded on an ideal risk, where the insured has no interest in anything insured.

 

POLING

Pol "ing, n. Etym: [From Pole a stick. ]

 

1. The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles; as, the poling of beans; the poling of a boat.

 

2. (Gardening )

 

Defn: The operation of dispersing worm casts over the walks with poles.

 

3. One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc.

 

POLISH

Pol "ish, a. Etym: [From Pole a Polander. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n.

 

Defn: The language of the Poles.

 

POLISH

Pol "ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polished; p. pr. & vb. n. Polishing. ]Etym: [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. Polite, -ish ]

 

1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.

 

2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners. Milton. To polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary. [Slang ] W. H. Russell.

 

POLISH

POLISH Pol "ish, v. i.

 

Defn: To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well. Bacon.

 

POLISH

POLISH Pol "ish, n.

 

1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster. Another prism of clearer glass and better polish. Sir I. Newton.

 

2. Anything used to produce a gloss.

 

3. Fig. : Refinement; elegance of manners. This Roman polish and this smooth behavior. Addison.

 

POLISHABLE

POLISHABLE Pol "ish *a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being polished.

 

POLISHED

POLISHED Pol "ished, a.

 

Defn: Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse.

 

POLISHEDNESS

POLISHEDNESS Pol "ished *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being polished.

 

POLISHER

POLISHER Pol "ish *er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, polishes; also, that which is used in polishing. Addison.

 

POLISHING

POLISHING Pol "ish *ing,

 

Defn: a. & n. from Polish. Polishing iron, an iron burnisher; esp. , a small smoothing iron used in laundries. -- Polishing slate. (a ) A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne, and used for polishing glass, marble, and metals. (b ) A kind of hone or whetstone; hone slate. -- Polishing snake, a tool used in cleaning lithographic stones. -- Polishing wheel, a wheel or disk coated with, or composed of, abrading material, for polishing a surface.

 

POLISHMENT

POLISHMENT Pol "ish *ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of polishing, or the state of being polished. [R.]

 

POLISSOIR

POLISSOIR Po `lis `soir ", n. [F.]

 

1. A polishing or grinding implement or instrument.

 

2. (Glass Making ) A tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron handle, used for flattening out split cylinders of blown glass.

 

POLITE

Po *lite ", a. [Compar. Politer; superl. Politest.] Etym: [L. politus,p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See Polish, v.]

 

1. Smooth; polished. [Obs. ] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir I. Newton.

 

2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. Pope.

 

3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. Macaulay.

 

Syn. -- Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable; urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel.

 

POLITE

POLITE Po *lite ", v. t.

 

Defn: To polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs. ] Ray.

 

POLITELY

POLITELY Po *lite "ly, adv.

 

1. In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

2. In a polite manner; with politeness.

 

POLITENESS

POLITENESS Po *lite "ness, n.

 

1. High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance. [R.] Evelyn.

 

2. The quality or state of being polite; refinement of manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance; obliging attentions.

 

Syn. -- Courtesy; good breeding; refinement; urbanity; courteousness; affability; complaisance; civility; gentility; courtliness. -- Politeness, Courtesy. Politeness denotes that ease and gracefulness of manners which first sprung up in cities, connected with a desire to please others by anticipating their wants and wishes, and studiously avoiding whatever might give them pain. Courtesy is, etymologically, the politeness of courts. It displays itself in the address and manners; it is shown more especially in receiving and entertaining others, and is a union of dignified complaisance and kindness.

 

POLITESSE

Pol `i *tesse ", n. Etym: [F.]

 

Defn: Politeness.

 

POLITIC

Pol "i *tic, a. Etym: [L. politicus political, Gr. politique. See Police, and cf. ePolitical.]

 

1. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body. He with his people made all but one politic body. Sir P. Sidney.

 

2. Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty. "Enrich'd with politic grave counsel. " Shak.

 

3. Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons. Politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet; provident; wary; artful; cunning.

 

POLITIC

POLITIC Pol `i *tic, n.

 

Defn: A politician. [Archaic ] Bacon. Swiftly the politic goes; is it dark he borrows a lantern; Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the stars. Lowell.

 

POLITICAL

POLITICAL Po *lit "i *cal, a.

 

1. Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. [R.] "A political government. " Evelyn.

 

2. Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer. "The political state of Europe. " Paley.

 

3. Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs.

 

4. Politic; wise; also, artful. [Obs. ] Sterne. Political economy, that branch of political science or philosophy which treats of the sources, and methods of production and preservation, of the material wealth and prosperity of nations.

 

POLITICALISM

POLITICALISM Po *lit "i *cal *ism, n.

 

Defn: Zeal or party spirit in politics.

 

POLITICALLY

POLITICALLY Po *lit "i *cal *ly, adv.

 

1. In a political manner.

 

2. Politicly; artfully. [Obs. ] Knolles.

 

POLITICASTER

Po *lit "i *cas `ter, n. Etym: [Cf. It. politicastro.]

 

Defn: A petty politician; a pretender in politics. Milton.

 

POLITICIAN

Pol `i *ti "cian, n. Etym: [Cf. F. politicien. ]

 

1. One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman. While empiric politicians use deceit. Dryden.

 

2. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2 ); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician. Like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not. Shak. The politician. .. ready to do anything that he apprehends for his advantage. South.

 

POLITICIAN

POLITICIAN Pol `i *ti "cian, a.

 

Defn: Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. "Ill-meaning politician lords." Milton.

 

POLITICIST

POLITICIST Po *lit "i *cist, n.

 

Defn: A political writer. [R.]

 

POLITICLY

POLITICLY Pol "i *tic *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a politic manner; sagaciously; shrewdly; artfully. Pope.

 

POLITICS

Pol "i *tics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. politique, Gr. Politic. ]

 

1. The science of government; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources, and the protection of its citizens in their rights, with the preservation and improvement of their morals.

 

2. The management of a political party; the conduct and contests of parties with reference to political measures or the administration of public affairs; the advancement of candidates to office; in a bad sense, artful or dishonest management to secure the success of political candidates or parties; political trickery. When we say that two men are talking politics, we often mean that they are wrangling about some mere party question. F. W. Robertson.

 

POLITIZE

POLITIZE Pol "i *tize, v. i.

 

Defn: To play the politician; to dispute as politicians do. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

POLITURE

Pol "i *ture, n. Etym: [L. politura, fr. polire to polish. See Polish, v.]

 

Defn: Polish; gloss. [Obs. ] Donne.

 

POLITY

Pol "i *ty, n.; pl. Polities. Etym: [L. politia, Gr. politie. See 1st Policy, Police. ]

 

1. The form or constitution of the civil government of a nation or state; the framework or organization by which the various departments of government are combined into a systematic whole. Blackstone. Hooker.

 

2. Hence: The form or constitution by which any institution is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the foundation of any human institution. Nor is possible that any form of polity, much less polity ecclesiastical, should be good, unless God himself be author of it. Hooker.

 

3. Policy; art; management. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

Syn. -- Policy. -- Polity, Policy. These two words were originally the same. Polity is now confined to the structure of a government; as, civil or ecclesiastical polity; while policy is applied to the scheme of management of public affairs with reference to some aim or result; as, foreign or domestic policy. Policy has the further sense of skillful or cunning management.

 

POLITZERIZATION

POLITZERIZATION Po *litz `er *i *za "tion, n. (Med. )

 

Defn: The act of inflating the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing; -- so called from Prof. Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it.

 

POLIVE

POLIVE Pol "ive, n.

 

Defn: A pulley. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

police

po lice |pəˈlēs pəˈlis | noun (treated as pl., usu. the police ) the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order. members of a police force: there are fewer women police than men. [ with modifier ] an organization engaged in the enforcement of official regulations in a specified domain: transit police | figurative, humorous : the fashion police. verb [ with obj. ] (often as noun policing ) (of a police force ) have the duty of maintaining law and order in or for (an area or event ). enforce regulations or an agreement in (a particular area or domain ): a UN resolution to use military force to police the no-fly zone. enforce the provisions of (a law, agreement, or treaty ): the regulations will be policed by factory inspectors. maintain order and neatness in (an area, as a military camp ). ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense public order ): from French, from medieval Latin politia citizenship, government (see policy 1 ). Current senses date from the early 19th cent.

 

police constable

po lice con sta ble |pəˈlis ˈkɑnstəbəl | noun see constable.

 

police dog

po lice dog |pəˈlis dɔɡ | noun a dog, esp. a German shepherd, trained for use in police work. informal a German shepherd.

 

police force

po lice force |pəˈlis fɔrs | noun an organized body of police officers responsible for a country, district, or town.

 

police informer

po ¦lice in |form ¦er noun a person who gives police information about crimes and offenders.

 

police jury

po lice ju ry noun an elected governing body in most Louisiana parishes, corresponding to a county board of commissioners in other states. DERIVATIVES po lice ju ror noun

 

policeman

po lice man |pəˈlēsmən pəˈlismən | noun ( pl. policemen ) a member of a police force.

 

police officer

po lice of fi cer |pəˈlis ˈɔfəsər | noun a policeman or policewoman.

 

police procedural

po lice pro ce dur al noun a crime novel in which the emphasis is on the procedures used by the police in solving the crime.

 

police record

po ¦lice re ¦cord noun (usu. police records ) a dossier kept by the police on all people convicted of crime. (a police record ) a personal history which includes some conviction for crime: a well-known character with a police record.

 

police state

po lice state |pəˈlis ˈsteɪt | noun a totalitarian state controlled by a political police force that secretly supervises the citizens' activities.

 

police station

po lice sta tion |pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən | noun the office or headquarters of a local police force.

 

policewoman

po lice wom an |pəˈlēsˌwo͝omən pəˈlisˌwʊmən | noun ( pl. policewomen ) a female member of a police force.

 

policier

po li cier |pōˌlēsˈyā poʊˈlisˌjeɪ | noun a movie based on a police novel, portraying crime and its detection by police. ORIGIN French, from roman policier detective novel.

 

policy

pol i cy 1 |ˈpäləsē ˈpɑləsi | noun ( pl. policies ) a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual: the administration's controversial economic policies | it is not company policy to dispense with our older workers. archaic prudent or expedient conduct or action: a course of policy and wisdom. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French policie civil administration, via Latin from Greek politeia citizenship, from politēs citizen, from polis city.

 

policy

pol i cy 2 |ˈpɑləsi ˈpäləsē | noun ( pl. policies ) 1 a contract of insurance: they took out a joint policy. 2 an illegal lottery or numbers game. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French police bill of lading, contract of insurance, from Provençal poliss (i )a, probably from medieval Latin apodissa, apodixa, based on Greek apodeixis evidence, proof, from apodeiknunai demonstrate, show.

 

policyholder

pol i cy hold er |ˈpäləsēˌhōldər ˈpɑləsiˌhoʊldər | noun a person or group in whose name an insurance policy is held.

 

policymaker

pol ¦icy |maker noun a person responsible for or involved in formulating policies, especially in politics. DERIVATIVES policymaking noun

 

polio

po li o |ˈpōlēˌō ˈpoʊliˌoʊ | noun short for poliomyelitis.

 

poliomyelitis

po li o my e li tis |ˌpōlēōˌmīəˈlītis ˈˌpoʊlioʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪdɪs | noun Medicine an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek polios gray + muelos marrow.

 

poliovirus

po li o vi rus |ˈpōlēōˌvīrəs ˈpoʊlioʊˌvaɪrəs | noun Medicine any of a group of enteroviruses, including those that cause poliomyelitis.

 

polis

po lis 1 |ˈpōləs, ˈpä -ˈpoʊləs | noun ( pl. poleis |ˈpälˌās | ) a city state in ancient Greece, esp. as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes. ORIGIN Greek.

 

polis

po lis 2 |ˈpōləs ˈpoʊləs | noun Scottish and Irish form of police.

 

Polisario

Po li sa ri o |ˌpôləˈsärēˌō ˌpɔləˈsɑrioʊ |(also Polisario Front ) noun an independence movement in Western (formerly Spanish ) Sahara, formed in 1973. ORIGIN Spanish acronym, from Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguia el-Hamra y Río de Oro Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro.

 

Polish

Pol ish |ˈpōliSH ˈpoʊlɪʃ | adjective of or relating to Poland, its inhabitants, or their language. noun the West Slavic language of Poland.

 

polish

pol ish |ˈpäliSH ˈpɑlɪʃ | verb [ with obj. ] make the surface of (something ) smooth and shiny by rubbing it: she unloaded the dishwasher and polished the glasses. improve, refine, or add the finishing touches to: he's got to polish up his French for his job. noun a substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in: furniture polish. [ in sing. ] an act of rubbing something to give it a shiny surface: I could give the cabinet a polish. smoothness or glossiness produced by rubbing or friction: the machine refines the shape of the stone and gives it polish. refinement or elegance in a person or thing: his poetry has clarity and polish. PHRASAL VERBS polish something off finish or consume something quickly: they polished off most of the sausages. DERIVATIVES pol ish a ble adjective, pol ish er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French poliss-, lengthened stem of polir to polish, from Latin polire.

 

Polish Corridor

Po lish Cor ri dor a former region of Poland that extended north to the Baltic coast and separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany, granted to Poland after World War I to ensure Polish access to the coast. Its annexation by Germany in 1939, with the German occupation of the rest of Poland, precipitated World War II. After the war, the area was restored to Poland.

 

polished

pol ished |ˈpäliSHt ˈpɑlɪʃt | adjective shiny as a result of being rubbed: a polished mahogany table. accomplished and skillful: his polished performance in the movie. refined, sophisticated, or elegant: he was polished and charming. (of rice ) having had the outer husk removed during milling.

 

Polish notation

Po lish no ta tion noun Logic & Computing a system of formula notation without brackets or special punctuation, frequently used to represent the order in which arithmetical operations are performed in many computers and calculators. In the usual form (reverse Polish notation ), operators follow rather than precede their operands.

 

polit.

polit. abbreviation political. politics.

 

politburo

po lit bu ro |ˈpälətˌbyo͝orō, ˈpō -ˈpɑːlɪtbjʊroʊ | noun ( pl. politburos ) the principal policymaking committee of a Communist Party. (Politburo ) this committee in the former Soviet Union, founded in 1917. Also called (1952 –66 ) presidium. ORIGIN from Russian politbyuro, from polit (icheskoe ) byuro political bureau.

 

polite

po lite |pəˈlīt pəˈlaɪt | adjective ( politer, politest ) having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people: they thought she was wrong but were too polite to say so. [ attrib. ] of or relating to people who regard themselves as more cultured and refined than others: the picture outraged polite society. DERIVATIVES po lite ly adverb, po lite ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the Latin sense ): from Latin politus polished, made smooth, past participle of polire.

 

politesse

pol i tesse |ˌpäləˈtes ˌpɑləˈtɛs | noun formal politeness or etiquette. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: French, from Italian politezza, pulitezza, from pulito polite.

 

politic

pol i tic |ˈpäləˌtik ˈpɑlətɪk | adjective (of an action ) seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances: [ with infinitive ] : I did not think it politic to express my reservations. (also politick ) archaic (of a person ) prudent and sagacious. verb ( politics, politicking , politicked ) [ no obj. ] (often as noun politicking ) often derogatory engage in political activity: news of this unseemly politicking invariably leaks into the press. DERIVATIVES pol i tic ly adverb ( rare )ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French politique political, via Latin from Greek politikos, from politēs citizen, from polis city.

 

political

po lit i cal |pəˈlitikəl pəˈlɪdəkəl | adjective of or relating to the government or the public affairs of a country: a period of political and economic stability. of or relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular party or group in politics: a decision taken for purely political reasons. interested in or active in politics: I'm not very political. motivated or caused by a person's beliefs or actions concerning politics: a political crime. chiefly derogatory relating to, affecting, or acting according to the interests of status or authority within an organization rather than matters of principle. DERIVATIVES po lit i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb

 

political action committee

po lit i cal ac tion com mit tee (abbr.: PAC ) noun an organization that raises money privately and employs lobbyists to influence legislation, particularly at the federal level.

 

political animal

pol ¦it |ical ani ¦mal noun chiefly informal a person who is interested in social and political issues, especially one who actively participates in politics.

 

political asylum

po lit i cal a sy lum |pəˈlɪdəkəl əˈsaɪləm | noun see asylum.

 

political commissar

pol ¦it |ical com ¦mis |sar noun a person responsible for political education and organization in a military unit in China.

 

political correctness

po lit i cal cor rect ness |pəˈlɪdəkəl kəˈrɛk (t )nəs |(also political correctitude ) noun the avoidance, often considered as taken to extremes, of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.

 

political economy

po lit i cal e con o my |pəˈlɪdəkəl iˈkɑnəmi | noun dated economics as a branch of knowledge or academic discipline. DERIVATIVES po lit i cal e con o mist noun

 

political geography

po lit i cal ge og ra phy |pəˈlɪdəkəl ʤɪˈɑɡrəfi | noun the branch of geography that deals with the boundaries, divisions, and possessions of countries.

 

politically correct

po lit i cal ly cor rect |pəˈlitik (ə )lē pəˌlɪdəkəli kəˈrɛkt |(or incorrect ) adjective exhibiting (or failing to exhibit ) political correctness: it is not politically correct to laugh at speech impediments.

 

political offence

pol ¦it |ical of |fence noun Law an offence regarded as justifiable or deserving of special consideration because of its political motivation.

 

political prisoner

po lit i cal pris on er noun a person imprisoned for their political beliefs or actions.

 

political refugee

po lit i cal ref u gee noun a refugee from an oppressive government.

 

political science

po lit i cal sci ence |pəˈlɪdəkəl ˈsaɪəns | noun the branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior. DERIVATIVES po lit i cal sci en tist noun

 

politician

pol i ti cian |ˌpäləˈtiSHən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən | noun a person who is professionally involved in politics, esp. as a holder of or a candidate for an elected office. a person who acts in a manipulative and devious way, typically to gain advancement within an organization.

 

politicize

po lit i cize |pəˈlitəˌsīz pəˈlɪdɪˌsaɪz | verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. politicized ) cause (an activity or event ) to become political in character: art was becoming politicized | attempts to politicize America's curricula. make (someone ) politically aware, esp. by persuading them of the truth of views considered radical: we successfully politicized a generation of women. [ no obj. ] engage in or talk about politics. DERIVATIVES po lit i ci za tion |pəˌlitəsiˈzāSHən |noun

 

politick

pol i tick adjective archaic spelling of politic.

 

politico

po lit i co |pəˈlitikō pəˈlɪdɪkoʊ | noun ( pl. politicos ) informal term for politician. ORIGIN Spanish and Italian, politic or political person.

 

politico-

politico- comb. form politically: politico-ethical. political and : politico-economic. ORIGIN from Greek politikos civic, political.

 

politics

pol i tics |ˈpäləˌtiks ˈpɑlətɪks | plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, esp. the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power: the president's relationship with Congress is vital to American politics | thereafter he dropped out of active politics. the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries: in the conduct of global politics, economic status must be backed by military capacity. the academic study of government and the state: [ as modifier ] : a politics lecturer. activities within an organization that are aimed at improving someone's status or position and are typically considered to be devious or divisive: yet another discussion of office politics and personalities. a particular set of political beliefs or principles: people do not buy this newspaper purely for its politics. (often the politics of ) the assumptions or principles relating to or inherent in a sphere, theory, or thing, esp. when concerned with power and status in a society: the politics of gender. PHRASES play politics act for political or personal gain rather than from principle.

 

polity

pol i ty |ˈpälətē ˈpɑlədi | noun ( pl. polities ) a form or process of civil government or constitution. an organized society; a state as a political entity. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from obsolete French politie, via Latin from Greek politeia citizenship, government, from politēs citizen, from polis city.

 

Oxford Dictionary

police

po ¦lice |pəˈliːs | noun [ treated as pl. ] (usu. the police ) the civil force of a state, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order. members of a police force: there are fewer women police than men. [ with adj. or noun modifier ] an organization engaged in the enforcement of official regulations in a specified domain: transport police. verb [ with obj. ] (of a police force ) have the duty of maintaining law and order in or at (an area or event ): (as noun policing ) : a ten-point plan to improve policing. enforce regulations or an agreement in (a particular area or domain ): a UN resolution to use military force to police the no-fly zone. enforce the provisions of (a law, agreement, or treaty ): the regulations will be policed by factory inspectors. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense public order ): from French, from medieval Latin politia citizenship, government (see policy 1 ). Current senses date from the early 19th cent.

 

police constable

po ¦lice con |stable noun see constable.

 

police dog

po ¦lice dog noun a dog, especially an Alsatian, trained for use in police work.

 

police force

po ¦lice force noun an organized body of police officers responsible for a country, district, or town.

 

police informer

po ¦lice in |form ¦er noun a person who gives police information about crimes and offenders.

 

police jury

po lice ju ry noun an elected governing body in most Louisiana parishes, corresponding to a county board of commissioners in other states. DERIVATIVES po lice ju ror noun

 

policeman

po ¦lice |man |pəˈliːsmən | noun ( pl. policemen ) a male member of a police force.

 

Police Motu

Police Motu noun see Motu.

 

police officer

po ¦lice of ¦fi |cer noun a policeman or policewoman.

 

police procedural

po ¦lice pro |ced ¦ural noun chiefly N. Amer. a crime novel in which the emphasis is on the procedures used by the police in solving the crime.

 

police record

po ¦lice re ¦cord noun (usu. police records ) a dossier kept by the police on all people convicted of crime. (a police record ) a personal history which includes some conviction for crime: a well-known character with a police record.

 

police state

po ¦lice state noun a totalitarian state controlled by a political police force that secretly supervises the citizens' activities.

 

police station

po ¦lice sta |tion noun the office or headquarters of a local police force.

 

policewoman

po ¦lice |woman |pəˈliːswʊmən | noun ( pl. policewomen ) a female member of a police force.

 

policier

policier |ˌpɒlɪˈsjeɪ, French pɔlisje | noun a film based on a police novel, portraying crime and its detection by police. ORIGIN French, from roman policier detective novel .

 

policy

policy 1 |ˈpɒlɪsi | noun ( pl. policies ) a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual: the government's controversial economic policies | [ mass noun ] : it is not company policy to dispense with our older workers. [ mass noun ] archaic prudent or expedient conduct or action. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French policie civil administration , via Latin from Greek politeia citizenship , from politēs citizen , from polis city .

 

policy

policy 2 |ˈpɒlɪsi | noun ( pl. policies ) a contract of insurance: they took out a joint policy. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French police bill of lading, contract of insurance , from Provençal poliss (i )a, probably from medieval Latin apodissa, apodixa, based on Greek apodeixis evidence, proof , from apodeiknunai demonstrate, show .

 

policyholder

pol ¦icy |hold ¦er |ˈpɒlɪsɪˌhəʊldə | noun a person or group in whose name an insurance policy is held.

 

policymaker

pol ¦icy |maker noun a person responsible for or involved in formulating policies, especially in politics. DERIVATIVES policymaking noun

 

polio

polio |ˈpəʊlɪəʊ | noun short for poliomyelitis.

 

poliomyelitis

poliomyelitis |ˌpəʊlɪəʊmʌɪəˈlʌɪtɪs, ˌpɒlɪəʊ -| noun [ mass noun ] Medicine an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek polios grey + muelos marrow .

 

poliovirus

polio |virus |ˈpəʊlɪəʊˌvʌɪrəs | noun Medicine any of a group of enteroviruses including those that cause poliomyelitis.

 

polis

polis 1 |ˈpɒlɪs | noun ( pl. poleis ) a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes. ORIGIN Greek.

 

polis

polis 2 |ˈpəʊlɪs, ˈpɒlɪs | noun Scottish and Irish form of police.

 

Polisario

Polisario |ˌpɒlɪˈsɑːrɪəʊ |(also Polisario Front ) an independence movement in Western (formerly Spanish ) Sahara, formed in 1973. ORIGIN Spanish acronym, from Frente Popular para la Liberación de Sagnia el-Hamra y Río de Oro Popular Front for the Liberation of Sagnia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro .

 

Polish

Polish |ˈpəʊlɪʃ | adjective relating to Poland, its inhabitants, or their language. noun [ mass noun ] the Western Slavic language of Poland, spoken by some 38 million people.

 

polish

polish |ˈpɒlɪʃ | verb [ with obj. ] make the surface of (something ) smooth and shiny by rubbing it: behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily. improve, refine, or add the finishing touches to: he's got to polish up his French for his job. noun [ mass noun ] a substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in: a tin of shoe polish. [ in sing. ] an act of rubbing something to give it a shiny surface: I could give the wardrobe a polish. smoothness or glossiness produced by rubbing or friction: the machine refines the shape of the stone and gives it polish. refinement or elegance in a person or thing: his poetry has clarity and polish. PHRASAL VERBS polish something off quickly finish or consume something: they polished off most of the sausages. DERIVATIVES polishable adjective, polisher noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French poliss-, lengthened stem of polir to polish , from Latin polire.

 

Polish Corridor

Pol ¦ish Corridor a former region of Poland which extended northwards to the Baltic coast and separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany, granted to Poland after the First World War to ensure Polish access to the coast. Its annexation by Germany in 1939, with the German occupation of the rest of Poland, precipitated the Second World War. After the war the area was restored to Poland.

 

polished

pol |ished |ˈpɒlɪʃt | adjective shiny as a result of being rubbed: a polished mahogany table. accomplished and skilful: his polished performance in the film. refined, sophisticated, or elegant: he was polished and charming. (of rice ) having had the outer husk removed during milling.

 

Polish notation

Pol ¦ish no |ta ¦tion noun [ mass noun ] Logic & Computing a system of formula notation without brackets or special punctuation, frequently used to represent the order in which arithmetical operations are performed in many computers and calculators. In the usual form (reverse Polish notation ), operators follow rather than precede their operands.

 

polit.

polit. abbreviation political. politics.

 

politburo

politburo |ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊərəʊ | noun ( pl. politburos ) the principal policymaking committee of a communist party. (Politburo ) the principal policymaking committee in the former Soviet Union, founded in 1917. Also called (1952 –66 ) the Presidium. ORIGIN from Russian politbyuro, from polit (icheskoe ) byuro political bureau .

 

polite

po ¦lite |pəˈlʌɪt | adjective ( politer, politest ) having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people: they thought she was wrong but were too polite to say so. [ attrib. ] relating to people who regard themselves as more cultured and refined than others: the picture outraged polite society. DERIVATIVES politely adverb, politeness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the Latin sense ): from Latin politus polished, made smooth , past participle of polire.

 

politesse

politesse |ˌpɒlɪˈtɛs | noun [ mass noun ] formal politeness or etiquette. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: French, from Italian politezza, pulitezza, from pulito polite .

 

politic

pol |it ¦ic |ˈpɒlɪtɪk | adjective (of an action ) seeming sensible and judicious in the circumstances: [ with infinitive ] : I did not think it politic to express my reservations. (also politick ) archaic (of a person ) prudent and sagacious. verb ( politics, politicking, politicked ) [ no obj. ] (often as noun politicking ) often derogatory engage in political activity: the cumbersome bureaucracy and politicking of the European Community. DERIVATIVES politicly adverb ( rare )ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French politique political , via Latin from Greek politikos, from politēs citizen , from polis city .

 

political

pol ¦it |ical |pəˈlɪtɪk (ə )l | adjective 1 of or relating to the government or public affairs of a country: a period of political and economic stability. relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular party or group in politics: a decision taken for purely political reasons. interested in or active in politics: I'm not very political. motivated by a person's beliefs or actions concerning politics: a political crime. 2 chiefly derogatory done or acting in the interests of status or power within an organization rather than as a matter of principle. DERIVATIVES politically adverb [ sentence adverb ] : politically, it was safer to sit on the fence

 

political action committee

po lit i cal ac tion com mit tee (abbr.: PAC ) noun an organization that raises money privately and employs lobbyists to influence legislation, particularly at the federal level.

 

political animal

pol ¦it |ical ani ¦mal noun chiefly informal a person who is interested in social and political issues, especially one who actively participates in politics.

 

political asylum

pol ¦it |ical asy ¦lum noun see asylum.

 

political commissar

pol ¦it |ical com ¦mis |sar noun a person responsible for political education and organization in a military unit in China.

 

political correctness

political correctness (also political correctitude ) noun [ mass noun ] the avoidance of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.

 

political economy

pol ¦it |ical econ |omy noun [ mass noun ] dated economics as a branch of knowledge or academic discipline. DERIVATIVES political economist noun

 

political geography

pol ¦it |ical geog |raphy noun [ mass noun ] the branch of geography that deals with the boundaries, divisions, and possessions of states.

 

politically correct

politically correct (or incorrect ) adjective exhibiting (or failing to exhibit ) political correctness: it is not politically correct to laugh at speech impediments.

 

political offence

pol ¦it |ical of |fence noun Law an offence regarded as justifiable or deserving of special consideration because of its political motivation.

 

political prisoner

pol ¦it |ical pris |on ¦er noun a person imprisoned for their political beliefs or actions.

 

political refugee

pol ¦it |ical refu |gee noun a refugee from an oppressive government.

 

political science

pol ¦it |ical sci |ence noun [ mass noun ] the branch of knowledge that deals with the state and systems of government; the scientific analysis of political activity and behaviour. DERIVATIVES political scientist noun

 

politician

pol ¦it |ician |pɒlɪˈtɪʃ (ə )n | noun a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office. chiefly US a person who acts in a manipulative and devious way, typically to gain advancement within an organization.

 

politicize

politicize |pəˈlɪtɪsʌɪz |(also politicise ) verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. politicized ) cause (an activity or event ) to become political in character: wage bargaining in the public sector became more politicized. make (someone ) politically aware: we successfully politicized a generation of women. [ no obj. ] engage in or talk about politics. DERIVATIVES politicization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

 

politick

pol ¦it |ick adjective archaic spelling of politic.

 

politico

pol ¦it |ico |pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ | noun ( pl. politicos ) informal, chiefly derogatory a politician or person with strong political views. ORIGIN Spanish and Italian, politic or political person .

 

politico-

politico- |pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ | combining form politically: politico-ethical. political and : politico-economic. ORIGIN from Greek politikos civic, political .

 

politics

pol ¦it |ics |ˈpɒlɪtɪks | plural noun 1 [ usu. treated as sing. ] the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power: the party quickly gained influence in French politics | thereafter he dropped out of active politics. the activities of governments concerning the political relations between states: in the conduct of global politics, economic status must be backed by military capacity. the academic study of government and the state: [ as modifier ] : a politics lecturer. a particular set of political beliefs or principles: people do not buy their paper purely for its politics. (often the politics of ) the principles relating to or inherent in a sphere or activity, especially when concerned with power and status: the politics of gender. 2 activities aimed at improving someone's status or increasing power within an organization: yet another discussion of office politics and personalities. PHRASES play politics act for political or personal gain rather than from principle.

 

polity

polity |ˈpɒlɪti | noun ( pl. polities ) a form or process of civil government or constitution. an organized society; a state as a political entity. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from obsolete French politie, via Latin from Greek politeia citizenship, government , from politēs citizen , from polis city .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

police

police noun we phoned the police as soon as we heard the collision: police force, police officers, policemen, policewomen, officers of the law, law officers, authorities, constabulary; informal cops, fuzz, law, long arm of the law, boys /men in blue; coppers, force, heat. verb 1 we must police the area: guard, watch over, protect, defend, patrol; control, regulate. 2 the regulations will be policed by the ministry: enforce, regulate, oversee, supervise, monitor, observe, check.

 

police officer

police officer noun she ran out of the store, hoping to find a police officer nearby: policeman, policewoman, officer, officer of the law, law officer, patrolman; constable, sergeant, inspector, corporal, captain, lieutenant, superintendent; informal cop, flatfoot, copper.

 

policy

policy noun 1 government policy: plans, strategy, stratagem, approach, code, system, guidelines, theory; line, position, stance, attitude. 2 it's good policy to listen to your elders: practice, custom, idea, procedure, conduct, convention.

 

polish

polish verb 1 I polished his shoes: shine, wax, buff, rub up /down; gloss, burnish; varnish, oil, glaze, lacquer, japan, shellac. 2 polish up your essay: perfect, refine, improve, hone, enhance; brush up, revise, edit, correct, rewrite, go over, touch up; informal clean up. noun 1 furniture polish: wax, glaze, varnish; lacquer, japan, shellac. 2 a good surface polish: shine, gloss, luster, sheen, sparkle, patina, finish. 3 his polish made him stand out: sophistication, refinement, urbanity, suaveness, elegance, style, grace, finesse, cultivation, civility, gentility, breeding, courtesy, (good ) manners; informal class. PHRASES polish off informal 1 he polished off an apple pie: eat, finish, consume, devour, guzzle, wolf down, down, bolt; drink up, drain, quaff, gulp (down ), binge on, gorge on; informal stuff oneself with, put away, scoff, shovel down, pig out on, swill, knock back, scarf (down /up ). 2 the enemy tried to polish him off: destroy, finish off, dispatch, do away with, eliminate, kill, liquidate; informal bump off, knock off, do in, take out, dispose of; rub out. 3 I'll polish off the last few pages: complete, finish, deal with, accomplish, discharge, do; end, conclude, close, finalize, round off, wind up; informal wrap up, sew up. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD polish, gloss, luster, sheen All of these words refer to a smooth, shining, or bright surface that reflects light. If this surface is produced by rubbing or friction, the correct word is polish (the car's mirrorlike polish was the result of regular waxing and buffing ). Gloss, on the other hand, suggests the hard smoothness associated with lacquered, varnished, or enameled surfaces (a high-gloss paint ). Luster is associated with the light reflected from the surfaces of certain materials, such as silk or pearl (a green stone with a brilliant luster ). Sheen describes a glistening or radiant brightness that is also associated with specific materials (her hair had a rich, velvety sheen ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

polished

polished adjective 1 a polished table: shiny, glossy, gleaming, lustrous, glassy; waxed, buffed, burnished; varnished, glazed, lacquered, japanned, shellacked. ANTONYMS dull, tarnished. 2 a polished performance: expert, accomplished, masterly, masterful, skillful, adept, adroit, dexterous; impeccable, flawless, perfect, consummate, exquisite, outstanding, excellent, superb, superlative, first-rate, fine; informal ace. ANTONYMS inexpert. 3 polished manners: refined, cultivated, civilized, well-bred, polite, courteous, genteel, decorous, respectable, urbane, suave, sophisticated. ANTONYMS gauche.

 

polite

polite adjective 1 a very polite girl: well-mannered, civil, courteous, mannerly, respectful, deferential, well-behaved, well-bred, gentlemanly, ladylike, genteel, gracious, urbane; tactful, diplomatic. ANTONYMS rude. 2 that sort of behaviour is not tolerated in polite society: civilized, refined, cultured, sophisticated, genteel, courtly. ANTONYMS uncivilized. WORD SPECTRUM: polite / rude

polite mannerly well-mannered well-bred well-behaved gentlemanly ladylike courtly elegant urbane sophisticated cultivated cultured refined polished genteel formal gracious civil courteous deferential respectful considerate thoughtful discreet diplomatic tactful reserved quiet uncommunicative unforthcoming unsociable unpleasant disagreeable ungracious disrespectful tactless discourteous ill-bred unmannerly graceless uncivil brash brusque curt insulting abusive offensive crass uncouth audacious cheeky impudent impertinent churlish insolent impolite ill-mannered rude
Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.

 

politic

politic adjective I do not think it politic to express my reservations: wise, prudent, sensible, judicious, canny, sagacious, shrewd, astute; recommended, advantageous, beneficial, profitable, desirable, advisable; appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt. ANTONYMS unwise.

 

political

political adjective 1 the political affairs of the nation: governmental, government, constitutional, ministerial, parliamentary, diplomatic, legislative, administrative, bureaucratic; public, civic, state. 2 he's a political man: politically active, party; militant, factional, partisan.

 

politically correct

politically correct adjective the true meaning may be clouded by his politically correct language: unoffensive, nondiscriminatory, unbiased, neutral, appropriate, nonpartisan; informal PC. ANTONYMS offensive. WORD NOTE politically correct The tediously overworked phrase politically correct can be used only with a smile, whether of irony or slightly embarrassed affection. Originally, the politically correct were those who ardently championed the rights of women, people of color, homosexuals, and other long-marginalized groups. But politically correct rapidly came to be associated with adherents who were overscrupulous in these observances, in short, zealots. Today most people recognize the fundamental justice of many, if not all, the legal and social advances linked to political correctness, but no one really cares to be called PC. The fight has largely been won, at least de jure if not always de facto, and so the term now sounds a bit old-fashioned, and usually carries an undertone of mild vexation or benign indulgence: Oh, Joan, she's so politically correct! MD Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

politician

politician noun campaigning politicians make more promises than they can keep: legislator, elected official, statesman, stateswoman, public servant; senator, congressman, congresswoman; informal politico, pol.

 

politics

politics noun 1 a career in politics: government, affairs of state, public affairs; diplomacy. 2 she studies politics: political science, civics, statecraft. 3 what are his politics? political views, political leanings, party politics. 4 office politics: power struggle, machinations, maneuvering, opportunism, realpolitik.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

police

police noun police force, police officers, policemen, policewomen, officers of the law, the forces of law and order, law-enforcement officers, law-enforcement agency; Brit. constabulary; Scottish & Irish polis; French gendarmerie; German Polizei; Italian carabinieri; historical watch; informal the cops, the fuzz, the law, the Man, the boys in blue, the long arm of the law; Brit. informal the (Old ) Bill; coppers, rozzers, bobbies, busies, bizzies, the force, plod, PC Plod; N. Amer. informal the heat, …'s finest; informal, derogatory pigs, the filth; black English, derogatory Babylon. verb 1 it would not be possible to police the area effectively: maintain law and order in, keep the peace in, keep guard over, keep watch on, watch over, guard, protect, defend, patrol, make the rounds of. 2 the cost of policing the demonstration: control, keep in order, keep under control, regulate. 3 the regulations will be policed by Environmental Health officers: enforce, regulate, implement, oversee, check (up on ), supervise, monitor, observe, watch.

 

police officer

police officer noun policeman, policewoman, officer of the law, law-enforcement officer /agent, officer; Brit. constable; N. Amer. patrolman, trooper, roundsman, peace officer; Indian kotwal, jawan; French gendarme; informal cop, jack, uniform; Brit. informal copper, bobby, rozzer, busy, bizzy, plod, PC Plod; N. Amer. informal bear; Austral. /NZ informal walloper, demon; French informal flic; informal, derogatory pig; informal, dated flatfoot, bogey, flattie, woodentop; archaic peeler, runner, bluebottle, finger.

 

policy

policy noun 1 government policy on international trade: plans, strategy, proposed action, blueprint, approach, scheme, stratagem, programme, schedule, code, system, guidelines, intentions, notions, theory, line, position, stance, attitude. 2 it was good policy to listen politely: practice, custom, procedure, wont, way, tack, routine, matter of course, style, pattern, convention, mode, rule.

 

polish

polish verb 1 I polished his shoes: shine, wax, buff, rub up, rub down; gloss, burnish, brighten, smooth; varnish, oil, glaze, lacquer, enamel, japan, shellac; archaic furbish. 2 it's time to polish up your essay: perfect, refine, improve, hone, embellish, enhance, put the finishing /final touches to; brush up, revise, copy-edit, correct, emend, rewrite, rephrase, go over, touch up, finish off; informal clean up. PHRASES polish something off 1 he had polished off an apple pie and a strawberry milkshake: eat up, finish, consume, devour, eat greedily, guzzle, feast on, wolf down, down, bolt; drink up, empty, drain, quaff, gulp (down ); informal binge on, stuff one's face with, stuff oneself with, get outside of, murder, pack away, put away, scoff (down ), shovel down, pig oneself on, pig out on, sink, swill, knock back, get one's laughing gear round; Brit. informal shift, gollop, bevvy; N. Amer. informal scarf (down /up ), snarf (down /up ), inhale; rare ingurgitate, bib. 2 a third enemy plane tried to polish him off: destroy, put an end to, finish off, dispatch, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, kill, liquidate; informal bump off, knock off, do in, blow away, take out; N. Amer. informal rub out. 3 I'll polish off the last few pages: complete, finish, deal with, wrap up, accomplish, execute, discharge, do, get done, fulfil, achieve, attain, end, conclude, close, bring to a conclusion /end /close, finalize, stop, cease, terminate, round off, wind up; informal sew up, have something sewn up. noun 1 shoe polish | nail polish: wax, varnish, glaze, lacquer, enamel, japan, shellac. 2 this process achieves a good surface polish: shine, gloss, lustre, sheen, sparkle, patina, finish, smoothness. 3 he had changed, with all his polish and scholarship: sophistication, refinement, urbanity, suavity, suaveness, elegance, style, grace, finish, accomplishment, finesse, subtlety, distinction, taste, cultivation, culture, politeness, civility, gentility, breeding, courtesy, courteousness, (good ) manners; informal class.

 

polished

polished adjective 1 a polished table: shiny, shining, bright, glossy, gleaming, lustrous; smooth, level, glassy, slippery; waxed, buffed, burnished, sanded, ground, varnished, glazed, lacquered, enamelled, japanned, shellacked; archaic furbished. ANTONYMS dull, tarnished; rough. 2 a polished performance of Mozart's Divertimento in D: expert, accomplished, masterly, masterful, skilful, skilled, clever, proficient, adept, deft, adroit, dexterous, impeccable, flawless, faultless, perfect, consummate, exquisite, outstanding, excellent, superb, superlative, remarkable, first-rate, fine, talented, gifted; informal ace, stellar, class. ANTONYMS inexpert. 3 polished manners: refined, cultivated, civilized, civil, well bred, polite, courteous, well mannered, genteel, decorous, proper, respectable, courtly, urbane, suave, sophisticated, seemly. ANTONYMS gauche, ill-bred.

 

polite

polite adjective 1 we were too polite to comment: well mannered, civil, courteous, respectful, deferential, well behaved, well bred, gentlemanly, ladylike, chivalrous, gallant, genteel, cultivated, gracious, urbane, well brought up; tactful, considerate, thoughtful, discreet, diplomatic; dated mannerly. ANTONYMS rude, impolite. 2 the picture outraged polite society: civilized, refined, cultured, sophisticated, genteel, well bred, urbane, elegant, courtly. ANTONYMS savage, uncivilized. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD polite, civil, courteous These three adjectives all describe people or actions that are considerate and exhibit good manners. Polite is the most common word and is used in general social rather than commercial settings (he was always polite on the phone | I only asked a polite question ); compare courteous below. Sometimes polite actions are just the minimum required or done purely for the sake of good manners (I tried to make polite conversation ). It can also mean civilized and cultured since politeness can involve glossing over subjects that are socially unacceptable because they are coarse or embarrassing (this is not what passes for humour in polite society ). Civil behaviour is formal and rather reserved and may be only the absolute minimum required to avoid actually being rude (his replies were civil, but scarcely welcoming ). Courteous either suggests a particularly graceful and charming politeness (a courteous regard for the lady's feelings ) or is used in commercial contexts (friendly and courteous staff ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

politeness

politeness noun I have been treated with great politeness: courtesy, civility, respect, deference, good breeding, manners, good manners, chivalry, gallantry, gentility, cultivation, grace, urbanity; tact, tactfulness, consideration, considerateness, thoughtfulness, discretion, diplomacy; dated mannerliness. ANTONYMS rudeness.

 

politic

politic adjective I did not think it politic to express my reservations: wise, prudent, sensible, judicious, canny, well judged, sagacious, expedient, shrewd, astute, discreet, tactful, diplomatic; recommended, advantageous, beneficial, profitable, gainful, desirable, advisable; appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, timely, opportune, propitious, provident. ANTONYMS inadvisable, injudicious, unwise.

 

political

political adjective 1 the political affairs of the nation: governmental, government, local government, ministerial, parliamentary, party political, diplomatic, legislative, policy-making, constitutional, public, civic, state, administrative, bureaucratic. 2 he certainly wasn't a political animal: activist, active, militant, factional, partisan, party, party political.

 

politician

politician noun legislator, Member of Parliament, MP, representative, minister, statesman, stateswoman, political leader, lawmaker, public servant, elected official, office-bearer; in the US senator, congressman, congresswoman; informal politico; N. Amer. informal pol.

 

politics

politics noun 1 a career in politics: government, local government, affairs of state, public affairs, diplomacy, party politics. 2 he studies politics: political science, civics, statecraft, statesmanship; rare polity. 3 what are his politics? political views /beliefs /leanings /sympathies, party politics, political alliance. 4 office politics: power struggle, manipulation, machination (s ), manoeuvring, jockeying for position, wheeler-dealing, machiavellianism, opportunism, realpolitik.

 

Duden Dictionary

Police

Po li ce Substantiv, feminin Versicherungswesen , die |poˈliːsə |die Police; Genitiv: der Police, Plural: die Policen französisch police < italienisch polizza < mittellateinisch apodixa < griechisch apódeixis = Nachweis 1 Urkunde über einen mit einer Versicherung abgeschlossenen Vertrag; Versicherungsschein 2 Versicherung, Versicherungsvertrag eine Police abschließen, kündigen

 

Polichinelle

Po li chi nelle Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ʃiˈnɛl |der Polichinelle; Genitiv: des Polichinelles, Plural: die Polichinelles neapolitanisch-französisch französische Form von: Pulcinella

 

policieren

po li cie ren schwaches Verb Versicherungswesen |poliˈsiːrən |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « einen Antrag auf Versicherung annehmen und einen entsprechenden Versicherungsschein ausstellen einen Antrag, einen Vertrag policieren

 

Policierung

Po li cie rung Substantiv, feminin Versicherungswesen , die |…ˈsiː …|das Policieren

 

Polienzephalitis

Po li en ze pha li tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die Polioenzephalitis |Polienzephal i tis |die Polienzephalitis; der Polienzephalitis, die Polienzephalitiden griechisch-neulateinisch Entzündung der grauen Hirnsubstanz

 

Polier

Po lier Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pol ie r |der Polier; Genitiv: des Poliers, Plural: die Poliere unter dem Einfluss von polieren umgedeutet aus spätmittelhochdeutsch parlier (er ), eigentlich = Sprecher, Wortführer, zu mittelhochdeutsch parlieren, parlieren Vorarbeiter, Vorarbeiterin der Maurer auf einer Baustelle

 

Polierbürste

Po lier bürs te Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol ie rbürste |Bürste zum Polieren [von Schuhen ]

 

polieren

po lie ren schwaches Verb |pol ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch polieren < (alt )französisch polir < lateinisch polire durch Reiben oder Schleifen glatt und glänzend machen einen Tisch, das Auto polieren | Chromteile polieren | seine Brille polieren | polierte Möbel | die Tischplatte war poliert | figurativ einen Aufsatz [stilistisch ] noch etwas polieren stilistisch überarbeiten, glätten

 

Polierer

Po lie rer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pol ie rer |

 

Poliererin

Po lie re rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol ie rerin |

 

Polierin

Po lie rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol ie rin |weibliche Form zu Polier

 

Poliermittel

Po lier mit tel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pol ie rmittel |Mittel zum Polieren; Politur

 

Polierstahl

Po lier stahl Substantiv, maskulin Druckwesen , der |Pol ie rstahl |

 

poliert

po liert Adjektiv |pol ie rt |durch ein bestimmtes Verfahren blank oder glänzend gemacht stolz führte er sein poliertes Auto vor

 

Polierwachs

Po lier wachs Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pol ie rwachs |

 

Poliklinik

Po li kli nik Substantiv, feminin , die |P o liklinik auch ˈpɔli …|die Poliklinik; Genitiv: der Poliklinik, Plural: die Polikliniken zu griechisch pólis = Stadt und Klinik , also eigentlich = Stadtkrankenhaus Krankenhaus oder einem Krankenhaus oder einer Klinik angeschlossene Abteilung für meist ambulante Behandlung

 

poliklinisch

po li kli nisch Adjektiv Medizin |p o liklinisch |in einer Poliklinik [erfolgend ], zu einer Poliklinik gehörend

 

Poliment

Po li ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Polim e nt |das Poliment; Genitiv: des Poliment [e ]s, Plural: die Polimente lateinisch-französisch 1 zum Polieren, Glänzendmachen geeigneter Stoff 2 aus einer fettigen Substanz bestehende Unterlage für Blattgold

 

Polin

Po lin Substantiv, feminin , die |P o lin |die Polin; Genitiv: der Polin, Plural: die Polinnen weibliche Form zu Pole

 

Polio

Po lio Substantiv, feminin , die |P o lio | Kurzwort für: Poliomyelitis

 

Polioenzephalitis

Po lio en ze pha li tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die Polienzephalitis |Polioenzephal i tis |die Polioenzephalitis; Genitiv: der Polioenzephalitis, Plural: die Polioenzephalitiden griechisch-neulateinisch Entzündung der grauen Hirnsubstanz

 

Polioinfektion

Po lio in fek ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |P o lioinfektion |Infektion mit Erregern der Poliomyelitis

 

Poliomyelitis

Po lio my e li tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Poliomyel i tis |zu griechisch poliós = grau (von der Farbe der Rückenmarksubstanz ) und myelós = Mark 1a spinale Kinderlähmung Kurzform: Polio

 

Poliosis

Po li o sis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Poli o sis |die Poliosis; Genitiv: der Poliosis, Plural: die Poliosen griechisch das Ergrauen der Haare

 

Polis

Po lis Substantiv, feminin , die |P o lis |die Polis; Genitiv: der Polis, Poleis griechisch pólis, politisch altgriechischer Stadtstaat

 

Polit-

Po lit- Präfix |Pol i t- |drückt in Bildungen mit Substantiven aus, dass jemand oder etwas politisch geprägt, motiviert ist, dass etwas einen politischen Inhalt hat Politdrama, Politgangster, Politrock

 

Politainment

Po li tain ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |poliˈteɪnmənt |das Politainment; Genitiv: des Politainments Kurzwort aus englisch poli tics und Enter tainment die Vermittlung politischer Inhalte in den Massenmedien mit Mitteln der Unterhaltungsindustrie

 

Politbüro

Po lit ro Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pol i tbüro |das Politbüro; Genitiv: des Politbüros, Plural: die Politbüros russisch politbjuro oberstes politisches Führungsorgan einer kommunistischen Partei

 

Politesse

Po li tes se Substantiv, feminin , die |Polit e sse |die Politesse; Genitiv: der Politesse, Plural: die Politessen lateinisch-italienisch-französisch 1 Höflichkeit, Artigkeit 2 landschaftlich Kniff, Schlauheit

 

Politesse

Po li tes se Substantiv, feminin , die |Polit e sse |die Politesse; Genitiv: der Politesse, Plural: die Politessen Kunstwort aus Poli zei und Hos tess Angestellte bei einer Gemeinde für bestimmte Aufgabenbereiche, besonders für die Kontrolle der Einhaltung des Parkverbots

 

Politeur

Po li teur Substantiv, maskulin regional , der |…ˈtøːɐ̯ |der Politeur; Genitiv: des Politeurs, Plural: die Politeure männliche Form zu Politesse

 

Political Correctness

Po li ti cal Cor rect ness Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol i tical Corr e ctness …kl̩ -|die Political Correctness; Genitiv: der Political Correctness englisch political correctness, eigentlich = politische Korrektheit Einstellung, die alle Ausdrucksweisen und Handlungen ablehnt, durch die jemand aufgrund seiner ethnischen Herkunft, seines Geschlechts, seiner Zugehörigkeit zu einer bestimmten sozialen Schicht, seiner körperlichen oder geistigen Behinderung oder sexuellen Neigung diskriminiert wird Abkürzung: PC

 

politieren

po li tie ren schwaches Verb österreichisch |polit ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu Politur (Möbel ) polieren

 

Politik

Po li tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Polit i k auch, österreichisch nur …ˈtɪk |die Politik; Genitiv: der Politik, Plural: die Politiken |[…ˈliːtikn̩, auch: …ˈlɪt …]|Plural selten französisch politique < spätlateinisch politice < griechisch polītikḗ (téchnē ) = Kunst der Staatsverwaltung, zu: politikós, politisch 1 alle Maßnahmen, die sich auf die Führung einer Gemeinschaft, eines Staates beziehen die auswärtige Politik | eine erfolgreiche Politik | die amerikanische Politik | die Politik des Kremls, der Bundesregierung | eine Politik der Entspannung, des europäischen Gleichgewichts | sich für Politik interessieren | in die Politik gehen im politischen Bereich tätig werden | sich aus der Politik (dem politischen Bereich ) zurückziehen Politik ist ein schmutziges Geschäft die Politik verdirbt den Charakter 2 Methode, Art und Weise, bestimmte eigene Vorstellungen gegen andere Interessen durchzusetzen es ist seine Politik , nach allen Seiten gute Beziehungen zu unterhalten

 

Politika

Po li ti ka |Pol i tika |Plural von Politikum

 

Politikaster

Po li ti kas ter Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |Politik a ster |griechisch-lateinisch-neulateinisch jemand, der viel über Politik spricht, ohne viel davon zu verstehen

 

Politikasterin

Po li ti kas te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Politik a sterin |

 

Politikberater

Po li tik be ra ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Polit i kberater |jemand, der [berufsmäßig ] Politikerinnen und Politiker berät

 

Politikberaterin

Po li tik be ra te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Polit i kberaterin |weibliche Form zu Politikberater

 

Politikbetrieb

Po li tik be trieb Substantiv, maskulin , der |Polit i kbetrieb |politisches Leben 3b ein Kenner des Berliner Politikbetriebs

 

Politiker

Po li ti ker Substantiv, maskulin , der Politikerin |Pol i tiker auch …ˈlɪ …|der Politiker; Genitiv: des Politikers, Plural: die Politiker mittellateinisch politicus < griechisch polītikós = Staatsmann Person, die sich aktiv mit Politik beschäftigt ein prominenter, liberaler, konservativer Politiker | ein führender englischer Politiker

 

Politikerin

Po li ti ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol i tikerin |die Politikerin; Genitiv: der Politikerin, Plural: die Politikerinnen weibliche Form zu Politiker

 

politikfähig

po li tik hig Adjektiv |polit i kfähig |a in der Lage, politische Zusammenhänge zu verstehen, geistig zu erfassen b in der Lage, praktische Politik zu betreiben ist die Hamas überhaupt politikfähig ?

 

Politikfähigkeit

Po li tik hig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |Polit i kfähigkeit |das Politikfähigsein

 

Politikjargon

Po li tik jargon Substantiv, maskulin , der |Polit i kjargon | Jargon a der Politik

 

Politikum

Po li ti kum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pol i tikum auch …ˈlɪ …|das Politikum; Genitiv: des Politikums, Plural: die Politika neulateinische Bildung zu lateinisch politicus, politisch Vorgang, Ereignis, Gegenstand o. Ä. von politischer Bedeutung die Angelegenheit wird zu einem Politikum , stellt ein Politikum dar

 

Politikus

Po li ti kus Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich scherzhaft , der |Pol i tikus auch …ˈlɪ …| vgl. Politiker jemand, der sich eifrig mit Politik 1 beschäftigt

 

Politikverdrossenheit

Po li tik ver dros sen heit Substantiv, feminin , die |Polit i kverdrossenheit |durch politische Skandale, zweifelhafte Vorkommnisse o. Ä. hervorgerufene Verdrossenheit gegenüber Politik

 

Politikverständnis

Po li tik ver ständ nis Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Polit i kverständnis |grundsätzliche Auffassung 1 von Politik 1

 

Politikwechsel

Po li tik wech sel Substantiv, maskulin , der |Polit i kwechsel |Wechsel der bisher verfolgten Politik 1 die Opposition verlangte einen radikalen Politikwechsel

 

Politikwissenschaft

Po li tik wis sen schaft Substantiv, feminin , die |Polit i kwissenschaft |ohne Plural Wissenschaft, die u. a. die politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte sowie die Lehre vom politischen System erforscht; Politologie

 

Politikwissenschaftler

Po li tik wis sen schaft ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Polit i kwissenschaftler |Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Politikwissenschaft

 

Politikwissenschaftlerin

Po li tik wis sen schaft le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Polit i kwissenschaftlerin |weibliche Form zu Politikwissenschaftler

 

politikwissenschaftlich

po li tik wis sen schaft lich Adjektiv |polit i kwissenschaftlich |die Politikwissenschaft betreffend

 

politisch

po li tisch Adjektiv |pol i tisch auch, österreichisch nur …ˈlɪt …|französisch politique < lateinisch politicus < griechisch politikós = die Bürgerschaft, Staatsverwaltung betreffend, zu: pólis = Stadt (staat ), Bürgerschaft 1 die Politik betreffend politische Parteien | jemandes politische Gesinnung | nach Ansicht politischer Beobachter | die politische Lage | die politischen Hintergründe | folgenschwere politische Entscheidungen | eine politische (die Staatsgrenzen angebende ) Karte von Europa | politische Häftlinge, Gefangene aus politischen Gründen gefangen gehaltene Personen | politisch tätig sein | im politischen Leben stehen als Politiker tätig sein | sie wurde politisch kaltgestellt | jemanden politisch unterstützen | die Darstellung soll politisch korrekt sein der Political Correctness entsprechen 2 auf ein Ziel gerichtet, klug und berechnend diese Entscheidung war nicht sehr politisch | politisch handeln

 

Politische

Po li ti sche substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin umgangssprachlich |Pol i tische |die /eine Politische; der /einer Politischen, die Politischen /zwei Politische politische Gefangene

 

Politischer

Po li ti scher substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich |Pol i tischer |der Politische /ein Politischer; des /eines Politischen, die Politischen /zwei Politische politischer Gefangener

 

politisieren

po li ti sie ren schwaches Verb |politis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 a [laienhaft ] von Politik reden am Stammtisch wurde wieder politisiert b sich politisch betätigen 2 a zu politischem Bewusstsein bringen die Arbeiterschaft politisieren b etwas, was nicht in den politischen Bereich gehört, unter politischen Gesichtspunkten behandeln alle Lebensbereiche politisieren

 

Politisierung

Po li ti sie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Politis ie rung |die Politisierung; Genitiv: der Politisierung, Plural: die Politisierungen das Politisieren 2

 

Politlandschaft

Po lit land schaft Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol i tlandschaft |politische Situation

 

Politoffizier

Po lit of fi zier Substantiv, maskulin DDR , der |Pol i toffizier |Offizier mit einer besonderen Ausbildung für die politische Arbeit innerhalb der Streitkräfte

 

Politologe

Po li to lo ge Substantiv, maskulin , der |Politol o ge |der Politologe; Genitiv: des Politologen, Plural: die Politologen -loge Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Politologie

 

Politologie

Po li to lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Politolog ie |die Politologie; Genitiv: der Politologie -logie Politikwissenschaft

 

Politologin

Po li to lo gin Substantiv, feminin , die |Politol o gin |die Politologin; Genitiv: der Politologin, Plural: die Politologinnen weibliche Form zu Politologe

 

politologisch

po li to lo gisch Adjektiv |politol o gisch |die Politologie betreffend, dazu gehörend; politikwissenschaftlich

 

Politprominenz

Po lit pro mi nenz Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol i tprominenz |ohne Plural Prominenz 1 aus dem Bereich der Politik 1

 

Politrevue

Po lit re vue Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol i trevue |

 

Politruk

Po lit ruk Substantiv, maskulin früher , der |Politr u k |griechisch-russisch politischer Offizier einer sowjetischen Truppeneinheit

 

Politsatire

Po lit sa ti re Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol i tsatire |Behandlung politischer Themen mit satirischen Mitteln

 

Politsekretär

Po lit se kre tär Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch , der |Pol i tsekretär |Parteisekretär

 

Politsekretärin

Po lit se kre rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol i tsekretärin |weibliche Form zu Politsekretär

 

Politszene

Po lit sze ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Pol i tszene |politische Szene 4

 

Politthriller

Po lit thril ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pol i tthriller |Thriller mit politischer Thematik

 

Politur

Po li tur Substantiv, feminin , die |Polit u r |die Politur; Genitiv: der Politur, Plural: die Polituren lateinisch politura = das Glätten, zu: polire, polieren 1 dünne, schützende Glanzschicht [auf Möbeln ]2 Mittel, mit dem man poliert

 

Polizei

Po li zei Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei |die Polizei; Genitiv: der Polizei, Plural: die Polizeien spätmittelhochdeutsch polizī = (Aufrechterhaltung der ) öffentliche (n ) Sicherheit < mittellateinisch policia < (spät )lateinisch politia < griechisch politeía = Bürgerrecht, Staatsverwaltung, zu: pólis, politisch 1 staatliche oder kommunale Institution, die [mit Zwangsgewalt ] für öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung sorgt die spanische Polizei | Beamte der Polizeien aller Bundesländer | bei der Polizei (Polizist ) sein | sich der Polizei stellen | Ärger mit der Polizei haben die Polizei , dein Freund und Helfer dümmer sein, als die Polizei erlaubt umgangssprachlich scherzhaft sehr dumm sein 2 ohne Plural Gruppe von der Polizei 1 Angehörenden die Polizei regelt den Verkehr, fahndet nach dem Verbrecher | die Polizei rufen | die Polizei gegen jemanden einsetzen | jemandem die Polizei auf den Hals hetzen | ein Trupp berittener Polizei 3 ohne Plural Dienststelle der Polizei 1 die Polizei verständigen | zur Polizei gehen

 

Polizeiaktion

Po li zei ak ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei aktion |von der Polizei durchgeführte Aktion eine nächtliche Polizeiaktion

 

Polizeiangabe

Po li zei an ga be Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei angabe |meist im Plural Angabe 1 in einem Polizeibericht laut, nach Polizeiangaben

 

Polizeiangaben

Po li zei an ga ben Pluralwort , die |Poliz e iangaben |Plural von der Polizei gemachte Angaben

 

Polizeiapparat

Po li zei ap pa rat Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei apparat | Apparat 2 der Polizei den Polizeiapparat in Bewegung setzen

 

Polizeiaufgebot

Po li zei auf ge bot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei aufgebot | Aufgebot 1 von Polizisten

 

Polizeiauto

Po li zei au to Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei auto |Auto der Polizei, besonders Funkstreifenwagen

 

Polizeibeamter

Po li zei be am ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |Poliz ei beamter |vgl. Beamter Beamter der Polizei

 

Polizeibeamtin

Po li zei be am tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei beamtin |weibliche Form zu Polizeibeamter

 

Polizeibehörde

Po li zei be hör de Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei behörde |Behörde der Polizei; Behörde mit polizeilichen Aufgaben

 

polizeibekannt

po li zei be kannt Adjektiv |poliz ei bekannt |der Polizei nicht fremd, nicht neu, bei ihr bereits auffällig geworden polizeibekannte Gewalttäter | sie ist wegen verschiedener Delikte bereits polizeibekannt

 

Polizeibericht

Po li zei be richt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei bericht |Bericht der Polizei über Vorkommnisse, die polizeiliches Eingreifen erfordern

 

Polizeichef

Po li zei chef Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei chef |Chef einer Polizei, einer Polizeibehörde

 

Polizeichefin

Po li zei che fin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei chefin |weibliche Form zu Polizeichef

 

Polizeidienst

Po li zei dienst Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei dienst |1 Dienst 1b bei der Polizei 2 Dienststelle, Einrichtung der Polizei

 

Polizeidienststelle

Po li zei dienst stel le Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei dienststelle |Dienststelle der Polizei

 

Polizeidirektion

Po li zei di rek ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei direktion |größere, übergeordnete Polizeibehörde

 

Polizeieinheit

Po li zei ein heit Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei einheit |für einen bestimmten Zweck gebildete Truppe, Gruppe von Polizisten eine motorisierte Polizeieinheit

 

Polizeieinsatz

Po li zei ein satz Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei einsatz |Einsatz von Polizeikräften

 

Polizeieskorte

Po li zei es kor te Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei eskorte |von der Polizei gestellte Eskorte

 

Polizeifunk

Po li zei funk Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei funk | Funk 1a der Polizei auf einer bestimmten Frequenz den Polizeifunk abhören

 

Polizeigesetz

Po li zei ge setz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei gesetz |Gesetz, das die Organisation und Tätigkeit der Polizei regelt

 

Polizeigewahrsam

Po li zei ge wahr sam Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei gewahrsam |polizeilicher Gewahrsam 2

 

Polizeigewalt

Po li zei ge walt Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei gewalt |a polizeiliche Gewalt 1 als Machtbefugnis die Polizeigewalt ausüben b ohne Plural von der Polizei in einem Fall ausgeübte Gewalt etwas mit Polizeigewalt verhindern

 

Polizeigewerkschaft

Po li zei ge werk schaft Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei gewerkschaft |Gewerkschaft, die die Interessen der Beamten und Beschäftigten der Polizei vertritt

 

Polizeigriff

Po li zei griff Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei griff |[von Polizisten angewendeter ] Griff, bei dem jemandem die Arme auf den Rücken gebogen werden (damit er nicht handgreiflich werden kann ) jemanden im Polizeigriff abführen

 

Polizeihauptwachtmeister

Po li zei haupt wacht meis ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei hauptwachtmeister |Polizeibeamter im mittleren Dienst Kurzform: Hauptwachtmeister

 

Polizeihauptwachtmeisterin

Po li zei haupt wacht meis te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei hauptwachtmeisterin |weibliche Form zu Polizeihauptwachtmeister

 

Polizeihund

Po li zei hund Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei hund |für polizeiliche Zwecke abgerichteter Hund

 

Polizeiinspektion

Po li zei in s pek ti on , Po li zei in spek ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei inspektion |nachgeordnete Polizeibehörde

 

Polizeikommando

Po li zei kom man do Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei kommando |Kommando der Polizei

 

Polizeikommissar

Po li zei kom mis sar Substantiv, maskulin , der Polizeikommissär |Poliz ei kommissar |Polizeibeamter im gehobenen Dienst

 

Polizeikommissär

Po li zei kom mis sär Substantiv, maskulin süddeutsch, österreichisch und schweizerisch , der Polizeikommissar |Poliz ei kommissär |Polizeibeamter im gehobenen Dienst

 

Polizeikommissariat

Po li zei kom mis sa ri at Substantiv, Neutrum österreichisch , das |Poliz ei kommissariat | Kommissariat 2

 

Polizeikommissarin

Po li zei kom mis sa rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei kommissarin |weibliche Form zu Polizeikommissar

 

Polizeikommissärin

Po li zei kom mis rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei kommissärin |weibliche Form zu Polizeikommissär

 

Polizeikontingent

Po li zei kon tin gent Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei kontingent |

 

Polizeikontrolle

Po li zei kon t rol le , Po li zei kon trol le Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei kontrolle |von der Polizei durchgeführte Kontrolle

 

Polizeikräfte

Po li zei kräf te Pluralwort , die |Poliz ei kräfte |Pluraletantum Gruppe von Polizisten, die irgendwo in einer bestimmten Funktion (z. B. zur Abwehr von Gefahren, Sicherung der Ordnung, Verhinderung von Verbrechen o. Ä.) auftreten ein starkes Aufgebot von Polizeikräften

 

polizeilich

po li zei lich Adjektiv |poliz ei lich |die Polizei betreffend, von der Polizei ausgehend, von ihr durchgeführt, zu ihr gehörend das polizeiliche Kennzeichen eines Fahrzeugs | polizeiliche Ermittlungen | ein polizeiliches Führungszeugnis | polizeilich (von der Polizei ) verboten | jemanden polizeilich suchen lassen | die polizeiliche Meldepflicht Pflicht, sich, etwas bei der Polizei zu melden | sich polizeilich (bei der Polizei ) anmelden, abmelden

 

Polizeimeister

Po li zei meis ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei meister |Polizeibeamter im mittleren Dienst

 

Polizeimeisterin

Po li zei meis te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei meisterin |weibliche Form zu Polizeimeister

 

Polizeinotruf

Po li zei not ruf Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei notruf |1 Notrufanlage, über die die Polizei zu erreichen ist 2 Notrufnummer, unter der die Polizei zu erreichen ist

 

Polizeiobermeister

Po li zei ober meis ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei obermeister |

 

Polizeiobermeisterin

Po li zei ober meis te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei obermeisterin |

 

Polizeiorchester

Po li zei or ches ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei orchester |aus Angehörigen der Polizei (eines bestimmten Orts o. Ä.) gebildetes Orchester

 

Polizeiorgan

Po li zei or gan Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei organ |

 

Polizeiposten

Po li zei pos ten Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei posten | Posten 1 1, 4 der Polizei

 

Polizeipräsenz

Po li zei prä senz Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei präsenz |Plural selten Anwesenheit der Polizei [aus Sicherheitsgründen ] massive, erhöhte Polizeipräsenz bei Demonstrationen

 

Polizeipräsident

Po li zei prä si dent Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei präsident |Leiter eines Polizeipräsidiums

 

Polizeipräsidentin

Po li zei prä si den tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei präsidentin |weibliche Form zu Polizeipräsident

 

Polizeipräsidium

Po li zei prä si di um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei präsidium |größere, übergeordnete Polizeibehörde

 

Polizeirevier

Po li zei re vier Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei revier |1 für einen [Stadt ]bezirk zuständige Polizeidienststelle Kurzform: Revier 3 sich auf dem Polizeirevier melden 2 [Stadt ]bezirk, für den eine bestimmte Polizeidienststelle zuständig ist die Polizeireviere vergrößern

 

Polizeischutz

Po li zei schutz Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei schutz |polizeilicher Schutz unter Polizeischutz gestellt werden

 

Polizeisirene

Po li zei si re ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei sirene |

 

Polizeispitzel

Po li zei spit zel Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |Poliz ei spitzel |jemand, der als Spitzel für die Polizei arbeitet

 

Polizeisprecher

Po li zei spre cher Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei sprecher | Sprecher 1a der Polizei

 

Polizeisprecherin

Po li zei spre che rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei sprecherin |weibliche Form zu Polizeisprecher

 

Polizeistaat

Po li zei staat Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz ei staat |Staat, in dem der Bürger nicht durch unverletzliche Grundrechte und eine unabhängige Rechtsprechung geschützt wird (wie im Rechtsstaat ), sondern der willkürlichen Rechtsausübung der [Geheim ]polizei ausgesetzt ist

 

Polizeistreife

Po li zei strei fe Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei streife |polizeiliche Streife 1 1, 2

 

Polizeistunde

Po li zei stun de Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei stunde |gesetzlich festgelegte Uhrzeit, zu der Gaststätten o. Ä. täglich geschlossen werden müssen; Sperrstunde die Polizeistunde verlängern, aufheben

 

Polizeiuniform

Po li zei uni form Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei uniform |von Polizisten im Dienst getragene Uniform

 

Polizeiwache

Po li zei wa che Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz ei wache |Dienststelle der Schutzpolizei Kurzform: Wache 3b

 

Polizeiwesen

Po li zei we sen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Poliz ei wesen |ohne Plural Bereich der Polizei mit allen dazugehörenden Einrichtungen und Maßnahmen

 

polizeiwidrig

po li zei wid rig Adjektiv |poliz ei widrig |den polizeilichen Anordnungen zuwiderlaufend

 

Polizist

Po li zist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Poliz i st |der Polizist; Genitiv: des Polizisten, Plural: die Polizisten Person, die bei der Polizei arbeitet

 

Polizistin

Po li zis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Poliz i stin |die Polizistin; Genitiv: der Polizistin, Plural: die Polizistinnen weibliche Form zu Polizist

 

Polizze

Po liz ze Substantiv, feminin österreichisch , die |Pol i zze |die Polizze; Genitiv: der Polizze, Plural: die Polizzen italienisch polizza, Police Police

 

French Dictionary

poli

poli , ie adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Uni, luisant. : Un métal bien poli. SYNONYME lisse . 2 Courtois, qui fait preuve de politesse. : Soyez poli, s ’il vous plaît. ANTONYME impoli . nom masculin Éclat d ’une chose lisse et brillante. : Le poli d ’un plancher de chêne bien ciré. FORME FAUTIVE poli (à ongles, à chaussures ). Anglicisme pour vernis (à ongles ), cirage (à chaussures ).

 

policé

policé , ée adj. adjectif littéraire Civilisé. : Des manières policées. SYNONYME courtois ; raffiné . Note Orthographique poli c é.

 

police

police n. f. nom féminin 1 Administration chargée d ’assurer le respect des lois, le maintien de l ’ordre public. : Appelez la police, il y a un cambrioleur! 2 Acte qui constate un contrat d ’assurance. : Une police d ’assurance. LOCUTION Police de caractères. Famille de caractères typographiques. : La police de caractères Helvetica. SYNONYME fonte . FORMES FAUTIVES police montée. Calque de « mounted police » pour nommer la Gendarmerie royale du Canada. police. Impropriété au sens de policier. Note Orthographique poli c e.

 

policeman

policeman FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour policier.

 

policer

policer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 littéraire Adoucir les mœurs de. : « Nous pourrions bientôt voir ce qu ’une société de production télévisuelle ferait si elle était autorisée à planifier, policer et gouverner une ville » (Courrier international ). 2 figuré Adoucir, humaniser. : La candidate à la présidence tente de policer son image et de rassurer, mais peine à cacher les changements profonds de gouvernance qu ’elle entend mener. SYNONYME civiliser . avancer Conjugaison Le c prend une cédille devant les lettres a et o. Il poliça, nous poliçons.

 

polichinelle

polichinelle n. m. nom masculin Personnage bouffon de la commedia dell arte.

 

policier

policier policière n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui travaille dans un service de police. : Ce policier (et non cette *police ) est très courtois.

 

policier

policier , ière adj. adjectif Relatif à la police. : Une enquête policière, un roman policier, des chiens policiers.

 

poliment

poliment adv. adverbe D ’une manière courtoise et polie. : Elle a décliné poliment leur gentille invitation. ANTONYME impoliment . Note Orthographique po li ment.

 

polio

polio n. f. nom féminin Abréviation familière de poliomyélite.

 

poliomyélite

poliomyélite n. f. nom féminin Maladie caractérisée par des lésions de la moelle épinière entraînant des paralysies. Note Orthographique pol i om y él i te.

 

polir

polir v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Rendre lisse et brillant. : Elle polit ses cuivres. SYNONYME astiquer . 2 figuré Parfaire. : Polir une œuvre. SYNONYME fignoler ; parachever ; peaufiner ; perfectionner . 1 Acquérir un fini lisse et brillant. : Ces plats de cuivre se sont polis difficilement. 2 figuré Se parfaire, se parachever. : Une telle œuvre se polit progressivement. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Les ongles qu ’elle s ’est polis. Avec ce papier de verre très fin, ces parquets se sont bien polis. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Elles se sont poli les ongles soigneusement. finir Note Orthographique po l ir.

 

polissage

polissage n. m. nom masculin Action de polir. : Le polissage des souliers. Note Orthographique po l issage.

 

polisson

polisson , onne adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin 1 Espiègle. : Des gamins polissons. 2 Grivois. : Une histoire polissonne.

 

politesse

politesse n. f. nom féminin Courtoisie, bienséance. : Elle le salua avec politesse. ANTONYME effronterie ; impolitesse .

 

political correctness

political correctness FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour rectitude politique, politiquement correct . Note Technique L ’expression politiquement correct est calquée sur l ’anglais « politically correct », mais elle est passée dans l ’usage français à titre d ’adjectif composé ou de nom composé. Partir en guerre contre le politiquement correct, contre la rectitude politique.

 

politicien

politicien , ienne adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Personne qui fait de la politique. Note Technique Ce nom se dit parfois en mauvaise part.

 

politicologie

politicologie n. f. rare Science politique. SYNONYME politologie .

 

politicologue

politicologue n. m. et f. rare Spécialiste de la politicologie, de la science politique. : « Le politicologue Ezra Suleiman, de l ’université de Princeton » (Le Monde ). SYNONYME politologue .

 

politique

politique adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Relatif au gouvernement d ’un État. : Un régime politique. Les institutions politiques. nom masculin Personne habile à gouverner. : C ’est un excellent politique qui a été nommé à la tête du pays. nom féminin 1 Science, art de gouverner un État. : La politique intérieure d ’un pays. Faire de la politique. 2 Énoncé général ou énoncé de principes indiquant la ligne de conduite adoptée par un organisme privé ou public, dans un secteur donné, pour la gestion de ses affaires (Recomm. off. ). : Une politique de la qualité de la langue. Note Technique On emploie abusivement le terme politique pour désigner des avis, des programmes, des instructions, des mesures, des décisions, des règles, des propositions, etc.

 

politiquement

politiquement adv. adverbe Selon les modalités de la politique. : Politiquement, cette orientation est dangereuse. Politiquement correct. Se dit d ’une façon de s ’exprimer qui est conforme aux usages admis par la société et qui vise à abolir toute discrimination notamment à propos des groupes minoritaires. : Partir en guerre contre le politiquement correct, contre la rectitude politique. Note Technique Cette expression calquée sur l ’anglais « politically correct » est passée dans l ’usage à titre d ’adjectif composé ou de nom composé.

 

politisation

politisation n. f. nom féminin Action de politiser. : La politisation d ’une fonction.

 

politiser

politiser v. tr. verbe transitif Donner un caractère politique à. : On a politisé la question linguistique. aimer

 

politologie

politologie n. f. didactique Science politique. : « Les relations franco-américaines relèvent autant de la psychanalyse que de la politologie » (Le Point ). SYNONYME politicologie .

 

politologue

politologue n. m. et f. didactique Spécialiste de la politologie, de la science politique. : « La démonstration tient tout entière dans une analyse de ce que les politologues dénomment le “marché politique ” » (Le Monde ). SYNONYME politicologue .

 

Spanish Dictionary

poli

poli nombre femenino 1 coloquial Policía (cuerpo, institución ):no me obligue a llamar a la poli .2 nombre común coloquial Agente de policía :en el estadio había polis vestidos de paisano .

 

poli-

poli- Elemento prefijal de origen griego que entra en la formación de nombres y adjetivos con el significado de abundancia ’, ‘pluralidad :polideportivo, poliarquía, polígloto, policromo .

 

poliácido, -da

poliácido, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino quím [cuerpo ] Que posee varias funciones ácidas .

 

poliamida

poliamida nombre femenino 1 Compuesto químico orgánico formado mediante una reacción química que le confiere un elevado punto de fusión :el nailon es el tipo más conocido de poliamida .2 Fibra sintética de poliamida que se utiliza principalmente en industria textil :los anoraks han de estar recubiertos en el exterior por un tejido de poliamida y antideslizante que repela el agua y el aire .

 

poliandra

poliandra adjetivo 1 [mujer ] Que tiene simultáneamente varios maridos .2 adjetivo bot [planta ] Que tiene varios estambres .

 

poliandria

poliandria nombre femenino 1 Estado de la mujer que está casada con más de un hombre .2 bot Condición de la flor que tiene veinte o más estambres que nacen debajo del ovario :la poliandria es propia de las rosáceas .3 zool Organización social de algunos animales por la que una sola hembra fértil vive con varios machos .

 

poliaquenio

poliaquenio nombre masculino bot Fruto constituido por numerosos aquenios :las fresas son frutos en poliaquenios .

 

poliarquía

poliarquía nombre femenino Gobierno que es ejercido por muchos .

 

poliartritis

poliartritis nombre femenino Reumatismo simultáneo o sucesivo en varias articulaciones .

 

polibán

polibán nombre masculino Pequeña bañera, generalmente con asiento en un lado :un albañil habilidoso hizo un polibán aprovechando un recodo del pasillo .

 

policarbonato

policarbonato nombre masculino quím Resina plástica de gran resistencia y dureza mecánica que se emplea principalmente en electrónica y aeronáutica .

 

policárpico, -ca

policárpico, -ca adjetivo bot [planta ] Que florece varias veces y que no se muere después de fructificar .

 

policarpo

policarpo nombre masculino /adjetivo bot Fruto que no se abre al madurar y que está formado por varios carpelos no soldados; puede contener una o varias semillas .

 

policéntrico, -ca

policéntrico, -ca adjetivo Que posee varios centros de dirección o decisión :pensamiento policéntrico; el auge de los mercadosemergentes está dando lugar a un mundo policéntrico en el que el crecimiento y lainnovación pueden provenir de cualquier lugar .

 

policentrismo

policentrismo nombre masculino Sistema que admite varios centros de dirección o de decisión .

 

polichinela

polichinela nombre masculino Personaje burlesco de la comedia del arte italiana y del teatro de guiñol que tiene la nariz grande y arqueada, una joroba por delante y por detrás y va vestido con un traje abotonado y un sombrero de dos puntas que caen a ambos lados de la cabeza :el polichinela es un elemento característico de la comedia del arte italiana .SINÓNIMO pulchinela .

 

policía

policía nombre femenino 1 Cuerpo a las órdenes de las autoridades políticas o militares que se encarga del mantenimiento del orden público, la seguridad de los ciudadanos y el cumplimiento de las leyes :la policía busca a los secuestradores; fue a la policía para denunciar el robo .Cuando hace referencia a un cuerpo de policía concreto, suele escribirse con mayúscula .2 nombre común Persona que pertenece a este cuerpo :dos policías vestidos de paisano siguieron al sospechoso hasta su casa .SINÓNIMO agente .policía judicial Cuerpo de policía que está a las órdenes de los tribunales de justicia para investigar los delitos y perseguir a los delincuentes :una brigada de la policía judicial se ha hecho cargo de las investigaciones para esclarecer el crimen .En esta acepción suele escribirse con mayúscula .policía militar i Unidad militar que se encarga de la seguridad y del mantenimiento de la disciplina de los miembros del ejército .En esta acepción suele escribirse con mayúscula .ii Persona que pertenece a esta unidad militar .policía municipal i Cuerpo de policía dependiente de un ayuntamiento que se encarga del cumplimiento de las normas del municipio :en la madrugada del sábado al domingo se produjeron 12 accidentes con 17 heridos, ninguno de gravedad, según fuentes de la policía municipal .En esta acepción suele escribirse con mayúscula .ii Persona que pertenece al cuerpo de policía municipal .policía secreta i Policía cuyos miembros no van uniformados para poder pasar inadvertidos y realizar así misiones especialmente delicadas :la policía secreta, dedicada a la investigación interior, advirtió a las fuerzas de seguridad de la posibilidad de incidentes durante los actos del pasado lunes .También simplemente secreta .ii Persona que pertenece a la policía secreta .También simplemente secreta . VÉASE comisario de policía; perro policía .

 

policíaco, -ca

policíaco, -ca o policiaco, -ca adjetivo De la policía o los policías, o relacionado con las funciones que realizan :investigación policíaca .SINÓNIMO policial . VÉASE novela policíaca .

 

policial

policial adjetivo Policíaco :investigación policial; uniforme policial .

 

policlínica

policlínica nombre femenino Consultorio o clínica, generalmente de carácter privado, donde se prestan servicios médicos de distintas especialidades :los médicos aún no han dado una fecha para la salida del ministro de la policlínica, pero han dicho que esperan persuadirlo para que permanezca hasta final de semana .

 

policlínico

policlínico nombre masculino /adjetivo Hospital que cuenta con equipos de varias especialidades médicas .

 

policopia

policopia nombre femenino Procedimiento que permite sacar varias copias de un escrito o dibujo .

 

policopiar

policopiar verbo transitivo Reproducir por policopia .

 

policopista

policopista nombre femenino Bol Máquina para reproducir un original, previamente preparado en un cliché o en papel estucado, en varias copias sobre papel .SINÓNIMO multicopista .

 

policromado, -da

policromado, -da adjetivo Que está pintado de varios colores :esculturas en barro cocido y policromado; una de las características del arte mudéjar es el empleo de la decoración en cerámica y yeso policromado con abundancia de formas geométricas .

 

policromar

policromar verbo transitivo Pintar de varios colores una cosa, especialmente estatuas y relieves :policromar una escultura; entre los objetos de gran valor, destaca un arca dorada y policromada .

 

policromía

policromía nombre femenino Cualidad de polícromo :construido en madera de pino, no conserva nada de la policromía y dorados que debieron adornarlo .

 

policromo, -ma

policromo, -ma o polícromo, -ma adjetivo Que es de varios colores :una talla policroma .

 

policultivo

policultivo nombre masculino Sistema de cultivo agrícola que consiste en producir simultáneamente cultivos diferentes en una misma explotación .

 

polideportivo, -va

polideportivo, -va adjetivo /nombre masculino [instalación deportiva ] Que se ha acondicionado para la práctica de distintos deportes :el partido de voleibol se disputará en el nuevo pabellón polideportivo; el polideportivo municipal cuenta con canchas de fútbol y de tenis .

 

polidipsia

polidipsia nombre femenino med Necesidad exagerada y urgente de beber, que suele ser patológica y acompaña a enfermedades como la diabetes .SINÓNIMO potomanía .

 

poliédrico, -ca

poliédrico, -ca adjetivo Del poliedro o relacionado con él :perfil poliédrico; modelo poliédrico .

 

poliedro

poliedro nombre masculino Cuerpo geométrico limitado por caras planas o polígonos :el cubo es un poliedro de seis caras .

 

poliéster

poliéster nombre masculino 1 Resina plástica que se obtiene mediante una reacción química y que es muy resistente a la humedad y a los productos químicos .2 Fibra sintética de poliéster que se utiliza principalmente en industria textil :el poliéster se combina con fibras naturales para darles propiedades prácticas .Puede encontrarse la grafía inglesa polyester .

 

poliestireno

poliestireno nombre masculino Resina sintética que se emplea principalmente en la fabricación de lentes plásticas y aislantes térmicos y eléctricos :los ciclistas llevan un casco fabricado con poliestireno de alta densidad y adornado con una cubierta exterior de licra en varios colores .

 

polietileno

polietileno nombre masculino quím Polímero preparado a partir de etileno :el polietileno se emplea, entre otros usos, en la fabricación de envases, tuberías y recubrimientos de cable .

 

polifacético, -ca

polifacético, -ca adjetivo 1 Que tiene varias facetas o aspectos :una imagen polifacética; un universo polifacético .2 [persona ] Que tiene capacidad para realizar varias actividades distintas :fue un artista polifacético: pintaba, esculpía y componía versos .

 

polifagia

polifagia nombre femenino Sensación imperiosa e incontenible de hambre que se presenta en determinadas enfermedades .

 

polifarmacia

polifarmacia nombre femenino Abuso en la prescripción o en la toma de medicamentos :antagonizó los intereses de la clase farmacéutica por insistir en prepararse él mismo los medicamentos y por enfrentarse a la polifarmacia y utilizar un solo medicamento en cada enfermedad .

 

polifásico, -ca

polifásico, -ca adjetivo 1 [corriente eléctrica alterna ] Que está constituida por la combinación de varias corrientes monofásicas que tienen el mismo período y amplitud pero distinta fase .2 Que tiene varias fases .

 

polifonía

polifonía nombre femenino mús Música que combina los sonidos de varias voces o instrumentos simultáneos de manera que forman un todo armónico :polifonía vocal; polifonía eclesiástica; en la polifonía, el oído percibe varias líneas melódicas superpuestas .

 

polifónico, -ca

polifónico, -ca adjetivo mús De la polifonía o relacionado con ella :canto polifónico; arte polifónico; composición polifónica religiosa .SINÓNIMO polífono .

 

polífono, -na

polífono, -na adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 ling [signo ] Que tiene más de un valor fonético :los sistemas ideográficos precisaban, además de un número de signos elevado, de complementos fonéticos y de determinativos semánticos para evitar la ambigüedad que se producía por el carácter polífono y homófono de muchos signos .2 adjetivo mús Polifónico .

 

poligamia

poligamia nombre femenino 1 Estado de la persona o animal polígamos :la poligamia, permitida en los países islámicos, está solo al alcance de una minoría de varones económicamente poderosos .2 Régimen familiar que permite tener más de una esposa al mismo tiempo .

 

poligámico, -ca

poligámico, -ca adjetivo De la poligamia o relacionado con ella :familias poligámicas; matrimonio poligámico .

 

polígamo, -ma

polígamo, -ma adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que está casado al mismo tiempo con dos o más cónyuges o mantiene relaciones sexuales con varias personas .2 adjetivo De la poligamia o relacionado con ella :familia polígama; régimen polígamo .3 bot [planta ] Que tiene flores hermafroditas y unisexuales en un mismo tronco o tallo :el algarrobo y el fresno son árboles polígamos .4 zool [animal ] Que se aparea con dos o más hembras de su especie :los leones son animales polígamos .

 

poligénico, -ca

poligénico, -ca adjetivo 1 Del poligenismo o relacionado con esta doctrina antropológica :modelo poligénico; herencia poligénica .2 adjetivo geol [relieve ] Que se ha formado en condiciones sucesivas diferentes .

 

poligenismo

poligenismo nombre masculino Doctrina antropológica según la cual las razas humanas proceden de diferentes tipos primitivos, en contraposición al monogenismo .

 

poligenista

poligenista nombre común Que es partidario del poligenismo .

 

poliginia

poliginia nombre femenino 1 Forma de matrimonio polígamo según el cual un hombre puede contraer matrimonio con más de una mujer .2 bot Condición de la flor que tiene muchos pistilos .3 zool Régimen social de algunos animales en que un macho vive con varias hembras, a las que fecunda, como ocurre con algunas aves (gallos y gallinas ).

 

poligínico, -ca

poligínico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la poliginia o relacionado con esta forma de matrimonio :matrimonio poligínico .2 adjetivo bot De la poliginia o relacionado con esta condición de algunas flores :flor poligínica .3 adjetivo zool De la poliginia o relacionado con este régimen social de algunos animales :apareamiento poligínico .

 

políglota

políglota 1 polígloto . 2 nombre femenino Biblia impresa en varios idiomas .

 

poliglotismo

poliglotismo nombre masculino Dominio de varios idiomas .

 

polígloto, -ta

polígloto, -ta o poligloto, -ta adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 Que habla varias lenguas :para ser guías turísticos les exigen que sean políglotos .2 adjetivo Que está escrito en varias lenguas :el cardenal Cisneros fue el promotor de una Biblia políglota .Tiene doble forma de masculino: el polígloto y el políglota .

 

poligonáceo, -cea

poligonáceo, -cea adjetivo 1 bot De las poligonáceas o relacionado con esta familia de plantas .2 poligonáceas nombre femenino plural bot Familia de plantas dicotiledóneas, arbustos o hierbas, de tallos y ramos nudosos, hojas sencillas y alternas, flores generalmente hermafroditas, cuyos frutos tienen una sola semilla :el ruibarbo y la acedera son poligonáceas .

 

poligonal

poligonal adjetivo 1 Del polígono o que tiene la forma de esta figura geométrica :planta poligonal; torre poligonal; fortificación poligonal; trazado poligonal; figura poligonal .2 [prisma, pirámide ] Que tiene por base un polígono .

 

polígono

polígono nombre masculino 1 Figura geométrica plana que está limitada por tres o más rectas y tiene tres o más ángulos y vértices :el pentágono, el octágono, el decágono y el dodecágono son polígonos .2 Superficie de terreno delimitada que constituye una unidad urbanística y está destinada a fines administrativos, industriales, militares o de otro tipo :polígono industrial; polígono residencial .polígono de tiro Superficie de terreno cercada en la que se realizan prácticas de tiro, generalmente de artillería .

 

poligrafía

poligrafía nombre femenino Tratado escrito por varios autores sobre materias diversas .

 

poligráfico, -ca

poligráfico, -ca adjetivo De la poligrafía o relacionado con ella .

 

polígrafo, -fa

polígrafo, -fa nombre masculino y femenino 1 Escritor que trata sobre materias diferentes :en el siglo xviii el género periodístico, que cultiva el ensayo sobre temas variados, tuvo tal aceptación que son característicos de estos tiempos los llamados polígrafos, como los benedictinos Jerónimo Feijoo y Martín Sarmiento .2 nombre masculino Detector empleado en la investigación policial de los delitos para registrar las respuestas corporales de una persona cuando se la interroga y detectar si miente; consiste en varios instrumentos combinados de forma que registren simultáneamente las fluctuaciones en la presión sanguínea, el pulso y la respiración ante las preguntas que se le formulan :los resultados de los polígrafos no suelen admitirse como pruebas legales en los juzgados de muchos países, excepto en los casos en que hay un acuerdo en este sentido entre las dos partes .SINÓNIMO detector de mentiras .ETIMOLOGÍA Compuesto (s. xix ) de poli- ‘numeroso ’, ‘abundante ’ y -grafo , procedente de gráphein escribir ’. De la familia etimológica de gráfico (V.).

 

polilla

polilla nombre femenino 1 Mariposa nocturna de las que van a la luz, especialmente la de pequeño tamaño, grisácea, con alas estrechas y antenas casi verticales, cuya larva destruye la materia donde anida (lana y otros tejidos, papel, pieles, etc. ).2 Larva o gusano de esa mariposa :en un destartalado armario se almacenaban trapos y prendas de ropa malolientes y picadas de polillas .3 Cosa que va destruyendo otra poco a poco e insensiblemente :la polilla del juego se comió la fortuna de toda la familia .4 Perú Mujer que ejerce la prostitución . VÉASE pájaro polilla .

 

polilobulado

polilobulado VÉASE arco polilobulado .

 

polimerasa

polimerasa nombre femenino biol Enzima capaz de transcribir o replicar ácidos nucleicos :las polimerasas son cruciales en la división celular .

 

polimerización

polimerización nombre femenino quím Proceso mediante el cual las moléculas simples, iguales o diferentes, reaccionan entre por adición o condensación y forman otras moléculas de peso doble, triple, etc. :en la polimerización por adición se agregan sucesivas moléculas de monómeros y en la polimerización por condensación una parte del monómero se elimina cuando se une a la molécula del polímero .

 

polimerizar

polimerizar verbo transitivo quím Producir la polimerización .Conjug. [4 ] como realizar .

 

polímero

polímero nombre masculino quím Sustancia química que resulta de un proceso de polimerización :las proteínas, el almidón o el caucho natural son polímeros sintetizados por los seres vivos .

 

polimetría

polimetría nombre femenino Variedad de métrica en una misma composición poética .

 

polimórfico, -ca

polimórfico, -ca adjetivo Que tiene o puede tener varias formas .SINÓNIMO polimorfo .

 

polimorfismo

polimorfismo nombre masculino 1 Cualidad de polimorfo .2 biol Diversidad de aspecto que, en algunas especies, presentan los individuos de una población en el mismo estadio de desarrollo .3 biol Variación del aspecto de un organismo a lo largo de las distintas etapas de su ciclo biológico .4 quím Propiedad de los cuerpos que pueden cambiar de forma sin cambiar su naturaleza .

 

polimorfo, -fa

polimorfo, -fa adjetivo Que tiene o puede tener varias formas .SINÓNIMO polomórfico .

 

polinésico, -ca

polinésico, -ca polinesio .

 

polinesio, -sia

polinesio, -sia adjetivo 1 Relativo a Polinesia, archipiélago situado en el océano Pacífico, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO polinésico .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Polinesia .SINÓNIMO polinésico .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Lengua malayopolinesia que se habla en este archipiélago .SINÓNIMO polinésico .

 

polineuritis

polineuritis nombre femenino /adjetivo med Inflamación simultánea de varios nervios, debida a una intoxicación o a una infección .

 

polínico, -ca

polínico, -ca adjetivo Del polen o relacionado con él :tubo polínico . VÉASE saco polínico .

 

polinización

polinización nombre femenino 1 Acción de polinizar :la polinización de las flores que carecen de pétalos se realiza por medio del viento .2 Efecto de polinizar .

 

polinizador, -ra

polinizador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino biol Que poliniza :insectos polinizadores; un polinizador traslada polen de la antena al estigma de la flor .

 

polinizar

polinizar verbo transitivo Transportar el polen al lugar adecuado de la planta para que germine o produzca semillas :la mariposa poliniza la flor .

 

polinómico, -ca

polinómico, -ca adjetivo Del polinomio o relacionado con esta expresión algebraica :representación polinómica; función polinómica .

 

polinomio

polinomio nombre masculino mat Expresión algebraica que constituye la suma o la resta ordenadas de un número finito de términos o monomios :los polinomios pueden tener más de una variable; ‘x 3 +5x 2 +9x +4 ’ es un polinomio .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado del griego polýs mucho ’, ‘numeroso ’ a semejanza de binomio (V.).

 

polinosis

polinosis nombre femenino Trastorno alérgico producido por el polen .

 

polinuclear

polinuclear adjetivo biol Que tiene varios núcleos :leucocito polinuclear .

 

polio

polio 1 nombre femenino Poliomielitis .

 

polio

polio 2 nombre masculino Planta labiada leñosa, velluda y aromática de flores blancas o encarnadas .SINÓNIMO zamarrilla .

 

poliomielítico, -ca

poliomielítico, -ca adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que padece o ha padecido una poliomielitis :los enfermos poliomielíticos tienen dañada la médula espinal .

 

poliomielitis

poliomielitis nombre femenino Enfermedad infecciosa producida por un virus que ataca la médula espinal y provoca atrofia muscular y parálisis :la poliomielitis puede prevenirse mediante la vacunación .También polio .

 

polipasto

polipasto nombre masculino Polispasto .

 

polípero

polípero nombre masculino Formación calcárea, muchas veces arborescente, fija a las rocas del mar, producida por colonias de pólipos .

 

poliplacóforo

poliplacóforo adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [molusco ] Que pertenece a la clase de los poliplacóforos .2 poliplacóforos nombre masculino plural zool Clase de moluscos marinos de cuerpo elíptico cubierto por ocho placas imbricadas y móviles :el quitón pertenece a los poliplacóforos .

 

pólipo

pólipo nombre masculino 1 Invertebrado marino en un periodo de su desarrollo en que tiene forma de tubo cerrado por el extremo inferior (por el cual está sujeto al fondo del mar o a las rocas mediante un pedúnculo ) y abierto por el otro en una boca rodeada de tentáculos; muchos viven formando colonias, y algunos producen por gemación individuos libres que toman la forma de medusa :la capa exterior de un arrecife está compuesta por pólipos de coral vivos .2 Masa de células que se forma y crece en los tejidos que cubren las membranas mucosas de algunas cavidades del cuerpo, como la nariz, la vagina, etc. , y se sujeta a ellas por medio de un pedúnculo :los pólipos suelen tener tratamiento quirúrgico .

 

polipodio

polipodio nombre masculino Helecho de hojas anchamente lobuladas, común en las peñas y muros húmedos .

 

polipote

polipote nombre masculino Poliptoton .

 

polipropileno

polipropileno nombre masculino Fibra sintética obtenida por polimerización del propileno .

 

políptico

políptico nombre masculino Cuadro compuesto de varias tablas pintadas :según el historiador, el retablo se desarrolla conforme evoluciona el gótico y de la tabla se pasa al tríptico, formado por tres tablas y al políptico, formado por muchas tablas, las laterales movibles para cerrar el conjunto .

 

poliptoton

poliptoton nombre femenino lit Figura retórica que consiste en el uso repetido de diferentes formas gramaticales de una misma palabra en una sola frase :la poliptoton ‘¡Oh niñas, niño amor, niños antojos!’ pertenece a unos versos de Lope de Vega .SINÓNIMO polipote .

 

poliqueto

poliqueto adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [anélido ] Que pertenece a la clase de los poliquetos .2 poliquetos nombre masculino plural zool Clase de gusanos anélidos, generalmente marinos, con el cuerpo cubierto de cerdas finas llamadas quetas, con sexos diferenciados y fecundación externa; viven en el interior de tubos calcáreos o córneos :el ratón de mar pertenece a los poliquetos .

 

polirritmia

polirritmia nombre femenino mús Sucesión de varios ritmos diferentes :el swing se basa en la polirritmia .

 

polis

polis nombre femenino En la antigua Grecia, comunidad política que se administraba por sí misma, constituida generalmente por una agrupación urbana y el territorio circundante .

 

polisacárido

polisacárido nombre masculino quím Hidrato de carbono formado mediante la unión de varias moléculas de azúcar, como el almidón o la celulosa, que tienen una función estructural o energética (de reserva de glucosa ).

 

polisemia

polisemia nombre femenino Fenómeno del lenguaje que consiste en que una misma palabra tiene varios significados :en las palabras ‘ojo ’ y ‘banco hay polisemia, porque pueden significar varias cosas .

 

polisémico, -ca

polisémico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la polisemia o que está relacionado con la polisemia :el lenguaje jergal se caracteriza por el empleo excesivamente polisémico de algunas palabras .2 [palabra ] Que tiene más de un significado :la palabra órgano es polisémica .

 

polisépalo, -la

polisépalo, -la adjetivo [cáliz, flor ] Que tiene varios sépalos .

 

polisílabo, -ba

polisílabo, -ba adjetivo /nombre masculino [palabra ] Que tiene más de una sílaba :las palabras ‘perro ’, ‘historia ’ y ‘portafolios son polisílabas .

 

polisíndeton

polisíndeton nombre masculino lit Figura retórica de construcción que consiste en la repetición de una o varias conjunciones dentro de una misma frase o texto con el fin de dar más fuerza a lo que se expresa :Vicente Aleixandre hace uso del polisíndeton en el verso ven, que quiero matar o amar o morir o darte todo ”.

 

polisíntesis

polisíntesis nombre femenino ling Uso de palabras muy largas por sus numerosos morfemas, que pueden ser el equivalente de toda una oración :la polisíntesis es característica de un gran número de lenguas amerindias, del esquimal y de la mayor parte de las lenguas paleoasiáticas .

 

polisintético, -ca

polisintético, -ca adjetivo [lengua ] Que se caracteriza por el empleo de un proceso morfológico que consiste en unir en una sola palabra varios morfemas o palabras de una frase :algunas lenguas amerindias son polisintéticas .

 

polisón

polisón nombre masculino Armazón o almohadilla que se ata a la cintura y se coloca sobre la zona lumbar debajo de una falda larga para ahuecarla por detrás y en ocasiones servir de apoyo al vuelo trasero de la falda formando un amontonamiento y pequeña cola; fue una moda de vestido femenino muy popular a finales del siglo xix :el origen del polisón está en el miriñaque, que fue aplanándose por delante y llevándose el vuelo hacia atrás .

 

polispasto

polispasto nombre masculino Aparejo de dos pares de poleas que sirve para levantar grandes pesos .SINÓNIMO polipasto .

 

polista

polista nombre común Persona que practica el deporte del polo :los polistas deben ser expertos jinetes .

 

polistilo, -la

polistilo, -la adjetivo 1 arq [templo, pórtico ] Que tiene muchas columnas .2 bot [ovario ] Que tiene muchos estilos .

 

politburó

politburó nombre masculino Comisión política del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de la extinta Unión Soviética y de otros países .SINÓNIMO presidium .

 

politécnico, -ca

politécnico, -ca adjetivo [centro de enseñanza ] Que engloba y abarca varias ramas de la ciencia o de la técnica :escuela politécnica; estudia en la Universidad Politécnica .

 

politeísmo

politeísmo nombre masculino Creencia en más de un dios :los ejemplos típicos de politeísmo los encontramos en las religiones de la Grecia y la Roma clásicas o en el antiguo Egipto .

 

politeísta

politeísta adjetivo 1 Del politeísmo o relacionado con él :el hinduismo es una religión politeísta .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que cree en la existencia de varios dioses .

 

política

política nombre femenino 1 Ciencia que trata del gobierno y la organización de las sociedades humanas, especialmente de los estados :estudió política en la universidad .2 Actividad de los que gobiernan o aspiran a gobernar los asuntos que afectan a la sociedad o a un país :se dedica a la política desde los 19 años; están investigando la corrupción en la política .3 Conjunto de los procedimientos y medidas que se adoptan para dirigir los asuntos que afectan a la sociedad o tienen relación con ella :los dos países han llegado a un acuerdo en política económica; no es probable que las iniciativas del plan de competitividad sufran grandes variaciones o ajustes que impidan poder mantener la política prevista .4 Orientación o manera de actuar de una persona en un asunto determinado :quieren llevar a cabo una política de restricción presupuestaria .5 Cortesía y buen modo de portarse .

 

políticamente

políticamente adverbio Conforme a la política :la decisión políticamente inaceptable . VÉASE políticamente correcto .

 

politicastro, -tra

politicastro, -tra nombre masculino y femenino despectivo Mal político .

 

politicismo

politicismo nombre masculino Tendencia a politizar :en la universidad de la época predominaba la mediocridad, el politicismo y la grave limitación de la libertad .

 

político, -ca

político, -ca adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que se dedica a la política, interviniendo o aspirando a intervenir en el gobierno de un Estado, comunidad o municipio :un dirigente político .2 adjetivo De la política o relacionado con ella :la actualidad política; un partido político .3 [parentesco ] Que se adquiere con un pariente del cónyuge al casarse y en el que no existe consanguinidad :madre política; hermano político; hijo político .4 Que es cortés y conforme a la educación y los buenos modales .ANTÓNIMO impolítico . VÉASE asilo político; comisario político; geografía política; mapa político; testamento político .

 

politicología

politicología politología .

 

politicólogo, -ga

politicólogo, -ga politólogo .

 

politiquear

politiquear verbo intransitivo despectivo Intervenir en política o hablar de política de forma superficial y poco acertada :se pasó la vida politiqueando, pero nunca hizo nada de provecho para la comunidad .

 

politiqueo

politiqueo nombre masculino despectivo Efecto de politiquear .

 

politización

politización nombre femenino Acción de politizar :se manifestó contra la politización de la justicia .

 

politizar

politizar verbo transitivo 1 Dar contenido o carácter político a cosas, acciones o pensamientos que normalmente se caracterizan por no tenerlo :no hay que politizar el Poder Judicial ;el mundo del fútbol se está politizando cada vez más .ANTÓNIMO despolitizar .2 Inculcar a una persona el sentido de la política o hacer que se comprometa en temas políticos :es necesario que los jóvenes se politicen, que se impliquen más en los procesos de transformación que sufre la sociedad . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .

 

politología

politología nombre femenino Ciencia que estudia la política .

 

politólogo, -ga

politólogo, -ga nombre masculino y femenino Persona que es especialista en politología .

 

politonal

politonal adjetivo mús [composición ] Que emplea simultáneamente dos o más tonalidades :aunque hay alguna muestra politonal en los compositores clásicos y románticos (Mozart, Wagner ), la politonalidad nace en el siglo xx con Milhaud, Stravinsky, Falla, Prokofiev, etc .

 

politonalidad

politonalidad nombre femenino mús Sistema de composición musical en el que se superponen dos o más tonalidades diferentes :el mundo musical experimentó muchos cambios con la adopción de nuevos métodos para componer (la atonalidad, la politonalidad, el dodecafonismo ).

 

politraumatismo

politraumatismo nombre masculino Conjunto de varios traumatismos o lesiones graves causados de manera simultánea :sufrió politraumatismo generalizado en el accidente .

 

politraumatizado, -da

politraumatizado, -da adjetivo [persona ] Que sufre un politraumatismo .

 

poliuretano

poliuretano nombre masculino Sustancia plástica que se emplea principalmente en la preparación de barnices, adhesivos y aislantes térmicos .

 

poliuria

poliuria nombre femenino Excreción muy abundante de orina .

 

poliúrico, -ca

poliúrico, -ca adjetivo med De la poliuria o relacionado con ella :pacientes poliúricos .

 

polivalencia

polivalencia nombre femenino Cualidad de polivalente .

 

polivalente

polivalente adjetivo 1 Que tiene varios valores .SINÓNIMO plurivalente .2 Que tiene varias funciones o puede desempeñar varias funciones .3 Que puede ser utilizado con distintos fines :una herramienta polivalente .4 med Que tiene eficacia contra más de un microbio :sueros polivalentes; vacunas polivalentes .5 quím [elemento químico ] Que tiene más de una valencia .

 

polivinílico, -ca

polivinílico, -ca adjetivo Del polivinilo o relacionado con este material sintético .

 

polivinilo

polivinilo nombre masculino Material sintético obtenido por polimerización del vinilo que se emplea en la fabricación de tejidos y como revestimiento en cables, tubos o mangueras .

 

póliza

póliza nombre femenino 1 Documento con que se formalizan ciertos contratos de seguros, mercantiles o de operaciones comerciales :la conducción bajo los efectos del alcohol está excluida de la cobertura de la póliza; esta póliza de seguros garantiza contra los desperfectos que puedan surgir en la maquinaria en los próximos 10 años .2 Esp Sello del Estado que se adjunta a ciertos documentos oficiales, como certificados e instancias, para satisfacer el impuesto de timbre que se requiere en ellos :las pólizas se adquieren en los estancos .

 

polizón

polizón nombre masculino Persona que embarca clandestinamente en un barco o un avión :al llegar a puerto, las autoridades descubrieron trece polizones a bordo del barco .

 

polizonte

polizonte nombre masculino col. desp. Agente de policía .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

police

po lice /pəlíːs / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖「都市国家 」>「治安維持; 警察 」〗(名 )policeman 名詞 U 1 〖複数扱い 〗警察官たち , 警官隊 (police force ); 〖通例the (組織としての )警察 The police [Police ] are faced with a challenging case .警察は難しい事件に直面している (!╳(The [A ]) police is …としない ) call (the ) police 警察を呼ぶ They were arrested by (the ) police .彼らは警察に逮捕された ▸ (the ) local police 地元の警察 ▸ (the ) riot [mounted ] police 機動隊 [騎馬警官隊 ]▸ (the ) military police 憲兵隊 (⦅略 ⦆M.P.)▸ (the ) security police 秘密警察 (secret police ); (スパイを取り締まる )公安警察 ; (空港などの )警備隊 many plain-clothes police 多くの私服警官たち (!1人の警官はa police officerなどとする ) 2 〖形容詞的に 〗警察の the police emergency number 警察の緊急電話番号 〘⦅米 ⦆では911, ⦅英 ⦆では999 〙▸ a police academy ⦅米 ⦆警察学校 動詞 他動詞 1 警察 軍隊が 〉〈地域 行事など 〉を警備する , 警戒する , 監視する ▸ a heavily policed society 厳しく監視されている社会 .2 〈委員会などが 〉〈特定の活動 産業 を監視する , 監督する .3 (きちんとしているか )〈場所 を見てまわる .~́ ction (平和維持のための )治安 [軍事 ]活動 .~́ b x (日本の )派出所, 交番 ; ⦅英 ⦆警察用電話ボックス .~́ c r パトロールカー (squad car ).~̀ c nstable ⦅英 ⦆巡査 (⦅略 ⦆P.C.).~́ c rdon 非常線 .~́ c urt 警察裁判所 〘軽犯罪を即決する 〙.~́ dep rtment 市警察 the New York Police Department ニューヨーク市警 (⦅略 ⦆NYPD ).~́ d g 1 警察犬 .2 German shepherd .~́ ffice [st tion ]⦅英 ⦆(地域の )警察署 (⦅米 ⦆station house ).~́ fficer 警官 .~́ st te 警察国家 〘秘密警察などにより政府が国民を支配する国 〙.~́ w gon ⦅米 ⦆囚人護送車 (patrol [paddy ] wagon ).

 

policeman

po lice man /pəlíːsmən /police 名詞 -men /-mən /C (男性の )警察官 , 巡査 (⦅男女共用 ⦆ police officer; ⦅女性形 ⦆ policewoman ) (!呼びかけはofficer ) .

 

policewoman

pol ce w man 名詞 -women C 婦人警官 (⦅男女共用 ⦆police officer ).

 

policing

po l c ing 名詞 U 治安維持 ; 警備 .

 

policy

pol i cy 1 /pɑ́ləsi |pɔ́l -/〖語源は 「都市国家 」; policeと同源 〗名詞 -cies /-z /U (!具体例ではa ~/~s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) 1 «…に対する » 政策 , 方針 , 施策 , 方策 «on » the defense [housing, foreign ] policy 防衛 [住宅, 外交 ]政策 translate [put ] policy into action 政策を実行に移す tighten fiscal policy 金融政策を引き締める ▸ human-rights policy 人権政策 announce a policy on missile defense ミサイル防衛政策を発表する The best policy would be for him to resign .最も賢明な方策は彼が辞職することだろう ▸ a company policy 社の方針 We have no policy of moving anyone from here .我々はここからだれも立ち退かせるつもりはない Honesty is the best policy .ことわざ 正直は最善の策 .2 信条 , 主義 , やり方 ; 知恵 It is my policy to upset as few people as possible .できるだけ人を怒らせないというのが私の主義だ .~́ m ker policymaker .

 

policy

pol i cy 2 〖語源は 「証明 」〗名詞 -cies 1 C 保険証券, 保険証書 (insurance policy )▸ a life [fire ] policy 生命 [火災 ]保険証券 take out a policy on one's life 生命保険をかける .2 U ⦅米 ⦆(違法な )数当て宝くじ (policy racket ).

 

policyholder

p licy h lder 名詞 C 保険契約者 .

 

policymaker

p licy m ker 名詞 C 政策立案者 .

 

policymaking

p licy m king 名詞 U 形容詞 政策立案 (の ).

 

polio

po li o /póʊliòʊ /名詞 ⦅くだけて ⦆poliomyelitis .

 

poliomyelitis

po li o my e li tis /pòʊlioʊmàɪəláɪtəs /名詞 U 〘医 〙小児麻痺 まひ , ポリオ ; 脊髄 せきずい 灰白質炎 .

 

poli sci

pol i sci 名詞 /pɑ̀li -sáɪ |pɔ̀li -/⦅米話 ⦆political science .

 

Polish

Po lish /póʊlɪʃ /形容詞 1 ポーランドの .2 ポーランド人 [語 ]の .名詞 U ポーランド語 .

 

polish

pol ish /pɑ́lɪʃ |pɔ́l -/〖語源は 「滑らかにする 」〗動詞 es /-ɪz /; ed /-t /; ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈物 (の表面 )〉を磨く , 磨いてつやを出す (up )(shine 類義 )polish up a table テーブルを磨く polish one's shoes 靴を磨く polish the surface smooth 表面を磨いてすべすべにする 2 〈人が 〉〈技量 能力 態度など 〉に磨きをかける , …を一層向上させる , 洗練する (up )polish up one's manners 態度 [物腰 ]を上品にする polish one's acting skills 演技力に磨きをかける 自動詞 〈物が 〉磨きがかかる , つやが出る ; 洗練される This wood won't polish .この材木はつやが出ない p lish A ff [ff A ]1 ⦅くだけて ⦆A 〈食べ物 仕事など 〉をすばやく片付ける, さっと平らげる, 簡単に終える .2 ⦅くだけて 米 ⦆A 〈人 敵など 〉を殺す ; やっつける .名詞 es /-ɪz /1 U 〖種類では 可算 ; しばしば複合語で 〗(液体 粉などの )光沢剤 , つや出し , 磨き粉 nail polish マニキュア液 shoe polish 靴墨 .2 U (演技 文体 態度などに見られる )洗練 , さえ , 上品さ His performance needs a little more polish .彼の演奏はもう少し洗練されていてもいい .3 〖a 光沢 , つや take a high polish いいつやが出る .4 〖a 磨くこと , 磨いてつやを出すこと give a polish to the floor 床につやを出す .

 

polished

p l ished /-t /形容詞 1 磨き上げられた 〈床 靴など 〉; (自然に )光沢 [つや ]のある .2 洗練された, 上品な ; 完成された ; 優れた ▸ a polished performance 洗練された演技 .

 

polisher

p l ish er 名詞 C 1 磨く人 [職人 ].2 つや出し器 [布 ].

 

politburo

po lit bu ro /pɑ́lətbjù ə roʊ |pɔ́l -/〖<ロシア 名詞 s C 〖しばしばthe P- 〗(旧ソ連の )共産党政治局 .

 

polite

po lite /pəláɪt /〖語源は 「滑らかにされた 」〗(副 )politely 形容詞 more ; most /r ; st 1 〈人 言動などが 〉礼儀正しい , 丁寧な , 儀礼的な (rude , impolite ); it is (of A ) to do (A 〈人 〉)…するのは礼儀正しい (!しばしば表面的な含みを持つ礼儀正しさをいう; 丁寧さの度合いはcourteousの方が高い ) be polite in one's manners ふるまいが丁寧である be polite to one's superiors 上司に対し礼儀正しい It was polite of the boy to hold the door open .ドアを押さえて開けていてくれたとは礼儀正しい少年だ 2 会話 文体などが 〉洗練された , 上品な , 優雅な ▸ a polite conversation 上品な会話 polite literature 純文学 do the polite (thing )⦅話 ⦆(無理に )上品にふるまう .3 ⦅しばしばおどけて ⦆名詞 の前で 〗上流の , 教養のある in polite society 上流社会で j st being pol te ただの外交辞令で .

 

politely

po lite ly /pəláɪtli /polite 副詞 丁重に , 丁寧に 〈尋ねるなど 〉; 上品に .

 

politeness

po lite ness 名詞 U 丁寧さ, 礼儀正しさ ; 思いやり (courtesy 1 ).

 

politic

pol i tic /pɑ́lətɪ̀k |pɔ́l -/ (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 形容詞 かたく 1 思慮深い, 分別のある, 賢明な ; 慎重な It was politic of her to try not to offend him .彼女が彼の気に障らないよう努めたのは賢明だった .2 抜け目のない, 狡猾 こうかつ .3 計画 行為などが 〉巧みな, 時宜に適した .4 政治上の (!次の句のみで ) the body politic 国家 (body ).

 

political

po lit i cal /pəlɪ́tɪk (ə )l /politics 形容詞 比較なし /4 , 5 はmore ; most 1 通例 名詞 の前で 〗政治の , 政治的な , 政治に関する , 政治がらみの ; (組織内部の )政略的な political issues 政治問題 ▸ a political analyst 政治評論家 political corruption 政治の腐敗 ▸ a political figure 政治家 the leader of the principal political party 主要政党の党首 ▸ a political decision 政治的決断 political opponents [dissidents ]政敵 [反体制派 ]political stability 政情の安定 .2 政党 (活動 ), 派閥の ▸ a political campaign 選挙運動 .3 国家に反対する , 国益にかかわる 犯罪 違反など 〉.4 〖通例be 〈人が 〉政治に関心 (興味 )のある ; 〈作品が 〉政治色の強い .5 政略的な .6 市民の [に関する ].P -̀ Á ction Comm ttee ⦅米 ⦆政治活動委員会 〘選挙資金集めの団体; ⦅略 ⦆PAC .~̀ ctivist 政治活動家 .~̀ nimal 政治的人間 ; 政治に関心を持つ人 .~̀ as lum 政治亡命 (者の保護 )seek [apply for, ask for ] political asylum 政治亡命を求める .~̀ contrib tion [don tion ]政治献金 .~̀ corr ctness ⦅しばしばけなして ⦆(言葉 行動 態度の )政治的 [社会的 ]見地から見て差別的でないこと, 政治的正しさ (⦅略 ⦆PC )(political incorrectness ; woman 事情 , politically correct ).~̀ ec nomy 政治経済学 〘economicsの旧称 〙.~̀ f otball ⦅主に英 ⦆政治論争の種 .~̀ ge graphy 政治地理学 .~̀ incorr ctness 政治的 [社会的 ]見地から見て差別的なこと, 不適当なこと (political correctness ).~̀ mach ne ⦅米 ⦆〖単数形で 〗政治マシーン 〘支配階級の利益となる政治システム 〙.~̀ m p 政治地図 〘政治的権力範囲を示す地図 〙.~̀ pr soner 政治犯 ; 国事犯人 .~̀ sc ence 政治学 (politics ).~̀ sc entist 政治学者 .~̀ s stem 政治制度 .

 

politically

po lit i cal ly /pəlɪ́tɪk (ə )li /politics 副詞 1 政治上, 政略上 ; 政治的に (巧妙に )▸ NGOs should be politically neutral .NGOは政治的に中立であるべきだ 2 〖文修飾 〗政治的には .~̀ corr ct ⦅しばしばけなして ⦆言葉 行動 態度などが 〉政治的 社会的見地から見て差別的でない, 政治的に正しい (⦅略 ⦆PC )(politically incorrect ; woman 事情 ).~̀ incorr ct 政治的に正しくない .

 

politician

pol i ti cian /pɑ̀lətɪ́ʃ (ə )n |pɔ̀l -/ (! 強勢は第3音節 ) politics 名詞 s /-z /C 1 政治家 〘特に国政を担う政治家をいう 〙opposition politicians 野党議員 .2 ⦅主に米 非難して ⦆政治屋 (!策をもって私利 党利を事とする政治家をいい, statesman と区別される ) ; 人の操縦にたけた人 , 策略家 , 策士 .

 

politicize

po lit i cize /pəlɪ́tɪsàɪz /動詞 他動詞 …に政治への関心 [理解 ]を持たせる ; …を政治化する .自動詞 政治に関心を持つ [かかわる ].po l t i ci z tion 名詞

 

politicized

po l t i c zed 形容詞 政治に関心を持った, 政治に目覚めた .

 

politicking

pol i tick ing /pɑ́lətɪ̀kɪŋ |pɔ́l -/名詞 U ⦅非難して ⦆(投票 支持集めなどの )政治活動 [工作, 運動 ].

 

politico

po lit i co /pəlɪ́tɪkoʊ /〖<イタリア, スペイン 名詞 s, es C ⦅くだけて 非難して ⦆政治屋 (politician ).

 

politico-

po lit i co- /pəlɪ́tɪkoʊ /複合要素 政治 .

 

politics

pol i tics /pɑ́lətɪ̀ks |pɔ́l -/ (! 強勢は第1音節 ) political (政治の )ics (学問 )〗(形 )political, (副 )politically, (名 )politician 名詞 U 1 〖単複両扱い 〗a. 政治 , 政治活動 ; 政治家の職 , 政界 talk politics 政治を論じる be engaged [involved ] in politics 政治にたずさわる get [go ] into politics 政界に入る walk away from politics 政界から身を引く democratic [radical ] politics 民主的 [急進的 ]な政治 .b. ⦅非難して ⦆政略 , かけひき , (組織内の )力関係 , 抗争 party politics 政党のかけひき sexual politics 異性間の力関係 ▸ I don't intend to play politics .僕は策を弄 ろう するつもりはない .2 〖単数扱い 〗政治学 ▸ books on politics 政治学の本 3 one's ; 複数扱い 〗政見 , 政治上の意見 ; 政綱 What are his politics ?彼の政見はどうか Your politics are liberal .君の政治的意見はリベラルだ .be not pr ctical p litics (現実離れしていて )議論の価値がない .

 

polity

pol i ty /pɑ́ləti |pɔ́l -/名詞 -ties かたく 1 U 政治形態 [組織, 制度 ], 政体 .2 C 政治, 行政 .3 〖集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗(国家を形成する )市民, 国民 .