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
In New York, we get bombarded with barbs by local pols. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024 Harris is of a newer generation of pols, not someone who has been in the public eye in a serious way to the point of saturation or necessarily beholden to decades of promises. Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 Along with Lizzo, Harris was joined at the rally by six national union presidents and plenty of local pols. Phillip Elliott / Detroit, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024 Ortenberg, who has set private screenings for pols in DC and other cities, said that many others have viewed the picture. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024 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 8 Dec. 2024.

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