pol

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noun

Pol

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abbreviation

Poland

Examples of pol in a Sentence

Noun Many of the city's residents have criticized local pols for their decision to close the public library.
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Noun
Ethics reform remains a distant dream that our pols refuse to entertain. Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025 The anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles could not have come at a better time for progressive pols ramping up election campaigns. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025 Blue-state pols like Newsom will see this as a battle worth having to burnish their anti-Trump cred. Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025 Not the assessments of polls, pols and pundits, but the votes cast by citizens. Susan Page, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pol

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pol was circa 1942

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“Pol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pol. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.

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