To pronounce "political", say pol-IT-ic-al — 4 syllables, IPA /pəˈɫɪtəkəɫ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/pəˈɫɪtəkəɫ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/pəlˈɪtɪkəl/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
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adjective
“Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition.”
“Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers.”
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To pronounce "political", say pol-IT-ic-al — 4 syllables, IPA /pəˈɫɪtəkəɫ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
"Political" has 4 syllables: pol · it · ic · al.
The IPA transcription of "political" is /pəˈɫɪtəkəɫ/.
Political: A political agent or officer.
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