political economy

noun

1

: economics

2

: the theory or study of the role of public policy in influencing the economic and social welfare of a political unit

political economist noun

Examples of political economy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Measures that need to account for the political economy of states like Texas and Kansas as well as California and New York are less likely to be reversed with the next political swing. — Justin Worland, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Maria Edgeworth was quietly tucking lessons on the brand-new field of political economy into her fiction and stories for children. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Yet bound from birth to the political economy, police will always move in step with it. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Cirian Villavicencio teaches his students at San Joaquin Delta College about American politics and institutions, international political economy and how to compare different governments around the world. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for political economy

• aeronomy
• agronomy
• astronomy
• autonomy
• gastronomy
• metonymy
• taxonomy
• deuteronomy