English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Politics Pronunciation
Politics is pronounced PAH-luh-tiks, IPA /ˈpɑləˌtɪks/.
PAH-luh-tiks
US /ˈpɑləˌtɪks/ · UK /ˈpɒləˌtɪks/
Syllables: PAH · luh · tiks (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The activity of governing, and the argument about how it ought to be done.
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Politics in a Sentence
- Politics came up at dinner again.
- She left politics after a single term.
- Office politics wore him down in the end.
Common Mispronunciations of Politics
Not puh-LI-tiks
Political and politician both drag the beat along to LI, but the noun politics will not move it off the front.
Not POH-luh-tiks
Americans open with the ah of father and British speakers with a rounder o, but neither reaches the oh of pole.
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