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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Noun Inflected Forms

• political processes
  plural

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political process

"We have our own political system, our own political process," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained recently.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“We’re not simply part of the political process, and there’s a reason for that, and I’m not sure people grasp that as much as is appropriate.”

From Slate ● May 9, 2026

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

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

Finally, minorities must be integrated into the national political process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

I described how my initial doubts about the political process had slowly diminished week by week, replaced by something more encouraging and hopeful.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama