pol

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noun

Pol

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abbreviation

Poland

Examples of pol in a Sentence

Noun Many of the city's residents have criticized local pols for their decision to close the public library.
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Noun
Daddy takes care of all the pols — $6,000 over the years to Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch, another $2,000 to state Sen. Nick Collins of South Boston. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2025 The pols’ letter asks the mayor to explain why the declining personnel numbers at OIG are outpacing the decline taking place at DOI. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025 Sure, Mamdani didn’t win many converts from the Upper West Side, and, sure, many of the big-name Washington pols who met with him were already on his side. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 July 2025 But the Shamrock Club had a Plan B to keep the pols engaged. Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pol

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pol was circa 1942

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“Pol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pol. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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