política
politics; policy
noun poh-LEE-tee-kah Common
Origin: from Greek politiká (affairs of the city)
Usage Note
Política is feminine and covers both 'politics' (the activity) and 'a policy' (a specific rule or plan): la política exterior means 'foreign policy'. The masculine político means 'politician' or 'political'. A common learner confusion: político/a as an adjective means 'political', but familia política means 'in-laws' (literally 'political family'), a fixed expression.
Examples
"La política me aburre."
Natural Translation
Politics bores me.
Literal Translation
The politics to-me bores

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