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

Examples of sociopolitical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was due to the tradition of courtly love as a means for fulfilling emotional desires outside of arranged marriages, which were often coordinated for financial gain and sociopolitical advantage. —E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025

Otherness is the most potent quality of art as a sociopolitical proposition. —Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

The action also feels closely tied to the sociopolitical anxieties of the time, including the movie’s famous bike chases and slides strewn across the cityscapes of Neo-Tokyo. —Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025

With talks this year at Harvard and Columbia University, hotbeds of sociopolitical tension, the motivating focus is finding empathy. —Anika Reed, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sociopolitical

• geopolitical
• analytical
• apolitical
• diacritical
• hypercritical
• hypocritical
• nonpolitical
• parasitical
• supercritical
• critical
• levitical
• noncritical