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

Since then, films like Nosferatu, a second Wednesday season, and an increasingly fraught sociopolitical climate have led more people to experiment with edgier makeup elements. —Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025

Had Desai wished to more deeply explore such sociopolitical themes through the lives of her subjects, her ingeniously imagined secondary characters are waiting in the wings. —Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025

Auteur Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest odyssey of a film, One Battle After Another is when a sociopolitical Armageddon hits a postmodern world. —Essence, 18 Sep. 2025

Marking its 25th year, HH&S rebranded its honors to pay tribute to the late trailblazing TV writer-producer Lear, who pioneered classic television hits like All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude and One Day at a Time — all of which broke ground in tackling relevant sociopolitical issues. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Sep. 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