sociopolitical

American  

[soh-see-oh-puh-lit-i-kuhl, soh-shee-] / ˌsoʊ si oʊ pəˈlɪt ɪ kəl, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and political factors.

   the sociopolitical environment in Japan.

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sociopolitical British  

/ ˌsəʊsɪəʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving both political and social factors

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Etymology

Origin of sociopolitical

First recorded in 1880–85; socio- + political

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Example Sentences

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sociopolitical

Typically, a man’s mid-life crisis occurs between his 40s and 50s when, having achieved a stable economic and sociopolitical status, a new generation emerges that threatens to replace him.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Trading mystery for certainty, this exhibition transforms Klee from sorcerer and magician into just another self-referential sociopolitical artist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Dramatists are more cognizant than ever of the sociopolitical import of these contradictions and they’ve been chronicling the way this historically freighted baggage emerges in the drama of everyday life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Mr. Sokolov and co-writer Alex Litvak barely bother with scratching out the crudest imaginable dialogue, which is unfortunate because they fancy themselves the creators of a sociopolitical satire along the lines of “Get Out.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

After Wari and Tiwanaku collapsed, at the end of the first millennium, the Andes split into sociopolitical fragments and with one major exception remained that way for more than three centuries.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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