político

political

adjective noun poh-LEE-tee-koh Common

Origin: From Greek politikos (of citizens).

Also means

politician

Usage Note

Político as an adjective means 'political' (partido político — political party). As a noun, el político / la política means 'the politician'. Note that la política (with a definite article) means 'politics' or 'policy' — a productive source of ambiguity. Políticamente correcto is the standard rendering of 'politically correct'. The suffix -político compounds freely: sociopolítico, geopolítico.

Examples

"El debate político duró tres horas."

Natural Translation

The political debate lasted three hours.

Literal Translation

The debate political lasted three hours

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