political process

American  

[puh-lit-i-kuhl prah-ses] / pəˈlɪt ɪ kəl ˈprɑ sɛs /

noun

political processes plural

1. the mechanisms and methods through which political power is organized and exercised; the activities that form governance.

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Inflected Forms

noun

• political processes
  plural

Example Sentences

As the military-backed government embarked on a process of reform, Suu Kyi and her party re-joined the political process.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

As they talked, I listened for what was underneath their distrust of the political process.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

"No act of criminality or provocation will be allowed to disrupt public life or the political process," it said, urging calm.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

It also guarantees that minorities have an equal opportunity “to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Everyone agreed that it would be a fitting, middle-of-America backdrop for what we hoped would be a different kind of campaign—one led from the ground up, largely by people new to the political process.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama