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

One of the great pleasures of anime is that its unabashed, rollicky genre pieces are often suffused with grand, but not grandiose, sociopolitical commentary — a heady combination that many similar pictures can’t pull off. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025

Unlike past contests, this vote has unfolded against a backdrop of deep sociopolitical unease and visible youth engagement. —Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025

The producer is wary, however, of the current financial and sociopolitical moment in Europe and the rest of the world. —Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025

What started to drive me was finding the ways that patterns emerge in astrophysics, and in our sociopolitical situation, and in quantum molecular studies. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Oct. 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