prepolitical

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adjective

Before the development or introduction of politics.

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Meanings

adjectiveprepolitical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the development or introduction of politics.

    The first significant implication is that the category of the disorderly may not be pre-political, but may itself be constructed through lengthy processes of policing and punitive practice.

    2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 6, in Illusion of Order

Origin

From pre- + political.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

prepolitical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepolitical

MLA

“prepolitical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepolitical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepolitical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepolitical.

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