socio-political

adjective

Of or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors.

“the socio-political environment in France”

OriginEnglish political ← Latin socius ← Proto-Italic *sokjos →
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Meanings

adjectivesocio-political (not comparable)

alternative sociopolitical

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors.

    the socio-political environment in France

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  5. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  6. Latinsokios
  7. Latinsocius
  8. Englishsocio-
  9. Englishpolitical
  10. Englishsocio-political

From socio- + political.

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Translations

Catalan sociopolític
  • sociopolíticof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Chinese Mandarin 社會政治的 /社会政治的
  • 社會政治的 /社会政治的 (shèhuì zhèngzhì de)of or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Czech sociopolitický
  • sociopolitickýof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Esperanto socipolitika
  • socipolitikaof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Finnish sosiopoliittinen
  • sosiopoliittinenof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
French sociopolitique
  • sociopolitiqueof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
German sozialpolitisch
  • sozialpolitischof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Irish sochpholaitiúil
  • sochpholaitiúilof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Italian sociopolitico
  • sociopoliticoof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Polish socjopolityczny
  • socjopolitycznyof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Portuguese sociopolítico
  • sociopolíticoof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Romanian socio-politic
  • socio-politicof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Russian общественно-политический
  • общественно-политический (obščestvenno-političeskij)of or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Spanish sociopolítico
  • sociopolíticoof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Swedish socialpolitisk, samhällspolitisk
  • socialpolitiskof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
  • samhällspolitiskof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Tagalog ulnubanwahin
  • ulnubanwahinof or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors
Cite this entry
APA

socio-political. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socio-political

MLA

“socio-political.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socio-political. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “socio-political,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socio-political.

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