sociopolitical
adjective
so·cio·po·lit·i·cal
ˌsō-sē-ō-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl 
ˌsō-shē-
: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and political factors
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The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on interracial dating as a sociopolitical strategy.
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Katie Roiphe Robert Draper David Marchese Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah Yotam Ottolenghi Kate Folk Jim Shepard John Hodgman, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Using satirical allegory, broad farce, horror and violence, the visionary Korean master has made a string of standout genre films that double as subversive takes on sociopolitical rot, from Memories of Murder to The Host, Snowpiercer to Parasite, frequently making a virtue of tonal whiplash.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
The ensemble isn’t quite the catchall for the sociopolitical backdrop of contemporary Western Europe, post the migrant and refugee crises of the 2010s.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The time has come to tear down their sociopolitical structure.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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Katie Roiphe Robert Draper David Marchese Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah Yotam Ottolenghi Kate Folk Jim Shepard John Hodgman, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Using satirical allegory, broad farce, horror and violence, the visionary Korean master has made a string of standout genre films that double as subversive takes on sociopolitical rot, from Memories of Murder to The Host, Snowpiercer to Parasite, frequently making a virtue of tonal whiplash.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
The ensemble isn’t quite the catchall for the sociopolitical backdrop of contemporary Western Europe, post the migrant and refugee crises of the 2010s.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The time has come to tear down their sociopolitical structure.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Sociopolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopolitical. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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