Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en politik

policy/pʊlɪˈtiːk/

Meaning

policy

In Swedish: inställning till och behandling av frågor som rör statens verksamhet; statskonst

Forms

Forms of politik
Singular, indefiniteen politik
Singular, definitepolitiken

politik is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor politik, den stora politiken. Check another noun

Practise politik

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Is it en politik or ett politik?

politik in a sentence

  • Den nya premiärministern ska föra en hård politik mot brottslighet.
    The new prime minister will conduct a tough policy against crime.
  • att få igenom sin politik
    to pass one's policies

Words built with politik

  • personalpolitik personnel (staff) policy
  • reformpolitik reform policy
  • partipolitik party politics
  • realpolitik realistic politics, "realpolitik"
  • utrikespolitik foreign policy

Questions

What does politik mean in English?

politik means “policy”.

Is it en politik or ett politik?

It is en politik, and “the policy” is politiken.

Similar words

samhällsstyretristess

Origin

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

Nearby common words

politik is number 2,224 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary