politique
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politiques
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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
Of what earthly use can be such politique provocatrice towards England?
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
He received a master’s degree cum laude in international affairs from Institut d’études politiques de Paris.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2018
"For as the ancient politiques in popular states were wont to compare the people to the sea, and the orators to the winds."
From Notes and Queries, Number 186, May 21, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
But the "politiques" rallied to the throne and the League rapidly melted away.
From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith
His Annales politiques are a useful correction to the Siecle de Louis Quatorze.
From The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth by J. B. (John Bagnell) Bury
Gambetta’s Discours et plaidoyers politiques were published by J. Reinach in 11 vols.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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