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
In 1915 he was succeeded in the office of President of the Academie des Sciences morales et politiques by M. Alexandre Ribot, and then delivered a discourse on The Evolution of German Imperialism.
From Bergson and His Philosophy by John Alexander Gunn
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
Shortly after his becoming a member of the French Academy, he publishes his "Harmonies politiques et religieuses."
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad
A wise and moderate woman, Diane undoubtedly helped to make Francis de Montmorency one of the leaders of the party of the politiques.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
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