sociopolitical

[soh-see-oh-puh-lit-i-kuhl, soh-shee-]

adjective

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

   the sociopolitical environment in Japan.

sociopolitical

/ ˌsəʊsɪəʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sociopolitical¹

First recorded in 1880–85; socio- + political

Example Sentences

Suffice it to say that the song was incendiary then and is arguably even more incendiary in today’s heightened sociopolitical climate, where words have been weaponized like never before.

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Amy Nicholson writes that Anderson’s film “inspired by” Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel “Vineland” “feels as though it was written this morning about this very moment,” as its sociopolitical references occasionally seem ripped from current headlines.

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Devoting generous space to the civil rights movement, the Red Scare, rock ’n’ roll and other sociopolitical foment of the ’50 and ’60s, Freedman can adopt the tone of an earnest YA author: “The kids were looking for fun, at this stage in their lives they weren’t looking to change the world. But change the world they would. There was no colour bar to their love of music.”

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Is it fair to say that your films have changed since “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” and now they’re more accommodating of a larger swath of sociopolitical material?

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Winning five Grammys and an Emmy during his lifetime as a comedian and actor, Pryor’s body of work was a master class of stand-up and acting that pushed the boundaries of discussion on race, class, drug addiction and sociopolitical commentary.

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