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

Whether a data center moves forward in a municipality ends up being a matter of how public officials sort through the motivations and sociopolitical power of all these players. — Laura Mullenbach, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Easily one of the best Paul McCartney solo albums of the 21st century, The Boys of Dungeon Lane offers a detailed primer on the pop-culture and sociopolitical circumstances that set off the British Invasion and Beatlemania in the ’60s. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Lebanese director Karim Kassem remains one of the most prolific directors in the MENA region despite the sociopolitical instability of his home country of Lebanon. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 July 2026

An activist and her daughter share their perspectives of living during Freedom Summer in 1964 and the sociopolitical upheaval from the 1960s through the pandemic in a nuanced look at sacrifice, familial love and community ties. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

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