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정치 meaning and pronunciation

jeongchi · politics

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 70890
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 정치Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    사회 질서를 바로잡고 국민의 기본 생활을 보장하기 위해 국가의 권력을 유지하며 나라를 다스리는 일.

    English: politics — The practice of maintaining the power of a nation and governing it to establish order in society and protect the basic livelihood of people.

    Examples

    • 정치 세력.
    • 정치 이념.
    • 정치 자금.
    • 정치 활동.
    • 정치가 안정되다.
    • 정치를 하다.
Origin
政治
Categories
정치와 행정 > 정치 및 행정 행위

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