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

Amid the broader sociopolitical tensions and rising revolutionary fervor, the Group synthesized the concerns of a vast swathe of artists by interpreting the abstraction of Western modernism through aesthetics drawn from Islamic and Mesopotamian cultures into various styles. —Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Currently, toxic masculinity and the patriarchy are on the rise in our sociopolitical environment, and our culture is promoting oppressive gender roles and racial stereotypes and seeking to control the expression of sexuality. —Colleen Bidwill, Mercury News, 16 June 2025

Shakira is speaking out about the dire sociopolitical instability facing immigrants in the U.S. today. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 June 2025

But ultimately, this is a movie whose primary sociopolitical lens is post-WWII Germany’s bid for redemption, a lens that could not have felt more superfluous in 2024. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 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