política

See also: politica

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈlitika/ [poˈli.t̪i.ka]
• Rhymes: -itika
• Syllabification: po‧lí‧ti‧ca

Noun

política f (plural polítiques)

1. politics (a methodology and activities associated with running a government)
2. policy

Related terms

• políticu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [puˈli.ti.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [poˈli.ti.ka]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Adjective

política

1. feminine singular of polític

Noun

política f (plural polítiques)

1. politics (methodology and activities associated with running a government)
2. policy (principle of behavior)
3. female equivalent of polític (“politician”)

Further reading

• “política”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈlitika/ [poˈli.t̪i.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -itika
• Hyphenation: po‧lí‧ti‧ca

Noun

política f (plural políticas)

1. policy (a formal principle or protocol of conduct)
2. politics (activities associated with running a government or organisation)
3. female equivalent of político (“politician”)

Adjective

política

1. feminine singular of político

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin politica, from the Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈli.t͡ʃi.kɐ/, /poˈli.t͡ʃi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈli.t͡ʃi.kɐ/, /poˈli.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈli.t͡ʃi.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈli.ti.kɐ/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -it͡ʃikɐ, -itikɐ
• Hyphenation: po‧lí‧ti‧ca

Noun

política f (plural políticas)

1. politics (activities associated with running a government or organisation)
2. policy (a formal principle or protocol of conduct)
3. female equivalent of político (“politician”)

Derived terms

• antipolítica
• astropolítica
• geopolítica
• narcopolítica
• política externa
• politicagem
• politicar
• psicopolítica

Descendants

• → Tetum: polítika

Adjective

política

1. feminine singular of político

Further reading

• “política”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “política”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “política”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈlitika/ [poˈli.t̪i.ka]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -itika
• Syllabification: po‧lí‧ti‧ca

Noun

política f (plural políticas)

1. politics (activities associated with running a government or organisation)
2. policy (a formal principle or protocol of conduct)

Derived terms

• política de avestruz

Related terms

• policía
• político

Descendants

• → Cebuano: politika
• → Tagalog: politika

Noun

política f (plural políticas)

1. female equivalent of político (“politician”)

Adjective

política

1. feminine singular of político

Further reading

• “político”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025