politique
Americannoun
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French History. a member of a group of 16th and 17th century politicians who advocated for a strong monarchy and religious tolerance.
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a politician, usually one who is seen as calculating and unscrupulous.
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Meals are prepared and consumed according to a delicate politique.
From New York Times • May 15, 2018
Developed in a 1954 essay by French critic/filmmaker François Truffaut as “la politique des Auteurs,” auteur theory held that the director was the guiding artistic intelligence of a given film.
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2017
It's not about the politique politicienne, as the French say.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2015
Perhaps, but it is hard not to be reminded of the politique du pire in other societies that underwent prolonged upheaval.
From Newsweek • Jul. 6, 2013
War meant to the burgher of Germany and the Netherlands a special form of haute politique with which it was neither his business nor his inclination to meddle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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