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

Example Sentences

Caught in the grip of challenging sociopolitical backdrops, his magnetic and brooding men — whether bold authority figures, conflicted everyday guys, notorious outlaws or those in positions of power — represent an affront to the status quo.

From Los Angeles Times

Our current timeline is altered in real time in ordinary and extraordinary ways, dependent on the actions of Ridge Sabio; contemporary Native Timeprint Inhabitants are aware of, and confused by, the changes, which could result in one, more, or all of the following— disappearance of loved ones, disappearance of self, erasure or revision of modern technology, shifts in culture, shifts in sociopolitical and economic landscape, and so on—as time is singular, yet not linear nor circular, as per the Huss-Roat Theory of Spatial Travel.

From Literature

Our current timeline is altered in real time in profound and ordinary ways, dependent on the actions of Ridge Sabio; contemporary Native Timeprint Inhabitants are unaware of the changes, which could result in one, more, or all of the following—disappearance of loved ones, disappearance of self, erasure or revision of modern technology, shifts in culture, shifts in sociopolitical and economic landscape, and so on— as time is singular and linear, yet not circular, as per the Noonian Theory of Spatial Travel.

From Literature

“Bugonia” feels up-to-the-minute in ways that more earnestly sociopolitical cinema rarely does.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not only do we have recent cases of public figures misrepresenting their origins, but the directive itself includes the following admission: “The categories in these standards are understood to be sociopolitical constructs and are not an attempt to define race and ethnicity biologically or genetically.”

From The Wall Street Journal