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politischer

Politischer is a German adjective meaning “political” and, in a different sense, the comparative form meaning “more political.” It is derived from politisch, which in turn comes from Politik, with roots in French politique and ultimately Greek politike from polis (city-state).

Usage and forms

As an attributive adjective, politischer inflects for gender, number and case. In masculine singular nominative after

As a comparative adjective, politischer also means “more political.” For example: Dieser Fall ist politischer als

Semantic range

Politischer covers anything related to politics, government, or public affairs, as opposed to other senses of

Related terms

Politik refers to the field or practice of politics; politisch is the base adjective; Politiker, Politikerin

an
indefinite
article,
one
says
ein
politischer
Mann.
With
a
definite
article:
der
politische
Mann.
In
feminine
singular:
eine
politische
Frau;
in
neuter
singular:
ein
politisches
System;
in
plural:
politische
Entscheidungen.
After
a
definite
article
the
endings
follow
the
weak
inflection:
der
politische
Mann,
die
politische
Frau,
das
politische
System,
die
politischen
Entscheidungen.
Without
articles,
the
strong
endings
appear:
politischer
Mann,
politische
Frau,
politisches
System,
politische
Entscheidungen.
der
andere.
In
contexts
such
as
political
analysis
or
journalism,
politischer
is
common
in
both
attributive
and
predicative
positions.
policy
more
generally
or
to
non-political
aspects
of
life.
It
can
describe
institutions
(politisches
System),
events
(politischer
Konflikt),
ideologies
(politische
Strömungen),
or
persons
(ein
politischer
Akteur).
In
scholarly
and
media
usage,
the
term
frequently
appears
in
discussions
of
policy,
power,
elections,
and
governance.
denotes
a
politician
(noun).
The
term
shares
its
etymology
with
related
European
words
for
political
life
and
civic
organization.