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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This disputatious sociopolitical drama is cunningly packaged as a romantic comedy.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Conrad and Jill, who are white in the book — and living in California — are Black in the series, which gives their storyline, heavily altered in other respects, a different sociopolitical flavor.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The sociopolitical conflicts at the root of the two protest eras are not precisely the same, however — and in today’s campus environment, students are also sounding the alarm about a sharp uptick in both antisemitism and Islamophobia since Oct 7.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 May 2024
Across a spectrum of disciplines, the Anthropocene touched—and often jabbed—a nerve: sometimes as a gut response to a disturbing new idea and sometimes with discomfort at unfamiliar sociopolitical implications.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Conrad and Jill, who are white in the book — and living in California — are Black in the series, which gives their storyline, heavily altered in other respects, a different sociopolitical flavor.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The sociopolitical conflicts at the root of the two protest eras are not precisely the same, however — and in today’s campus environment, students are also sounding the alarm about a sharp uptick in both antisemitism and Islamophobia since Oct 7.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 May 2024
Across a spectrum of disciplines, the Anthropocene touched—and often jabbed—a nerve: sometimes as a gut response to a disturbing new idea and sometimes with discomfort at unfamiliar sociopolitical implications.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Sociopolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopolitical. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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