política

Definitions of política
  1. noun
    a courteous manner
    synonyms: corrección, cortesanía
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    descortesía
    a manner that is rude and insulting
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    urbanidad
    a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
    galantería, urbanidad
    polished courtesy; elegance of manner
    caballerosidad, caballería, galantería, hidalguía
    courtesy towards women
    acatamiento, consideración, deferencia, distinción, respeto, respetuosidad
    courteous regard for people's feelings
    zalamería
    the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
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    talante
    a way of acting or behaving
  2. noun
    the study of government of states and other political units
    synonyms: ciencias políticas, gobierno
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    geopolítica
    the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
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    ciencias sociales
    the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
  3. noun
    a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
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    proteccionismo
    the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition
    imperialismo
    a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
    intervención
    a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
    no injerencia, no intervención
    a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
    aislacionismo
    a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
    neutralismo
    a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs
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    argumentación, argumento lógico
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
  4. noun
    social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
    synonyms: relación política
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    relación social
    a relation between living organisms (especially between people)
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