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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| politics | /xx | Noun, Noun | 
| politicking | /xxx | Noun | 
| political | x/xx | Adjective | 
| party | /x | Noun | 
| plank | / | Noun | 
| party politics | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| politique | /x/ | Noun | 
| political animal | x/xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| platform | /x | Noun | 
| political science | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| polemic | x/x | Noun | 
| polity | /xx | Noun | 
| political party | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| special interest | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| policy | /xx | Noun | 
| body politic | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| polls | / | Noun | 
| faction | /x | Noun | 
| triangulation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| labour | /x | Noun | 
| opposition | xx/x | Noun | 
| program | /x | Noun | 
| political economy | x/xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| third party | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| pragmatism | /xxx | Noun | 
| canvass | /x | Noun | 
| interventionism | xx/xxx | Noun | 
| lobby | /x | Noun | 
| marginal | /xx | Adjective | 
| national interest | /xx/x | Name, Name | 
| power politics | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| tendency | /xx | Noun | 
| political prisoner | x/xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| multilateral | xx/xx | Noun | 
| balance of power | /x//x | Phrase, Noun | 
| military government | /xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| machine | x/ | Noun | 
| stump speech | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| realpolitik | xxx/ | Noun | 
| purdah | /x | Noun | 
| hack | / | Noun | 
| big money | //x | Name, Name, Adjective | 
| prog | x | Name | 
| partisan | /xx | Noun | 
| gang | / | Noun | 
| identity politics | x/xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| primary | /xx | Adjective | 
| politburo | /xxx | Name | 
| electioneering | xxx/x | Noun | 
| draft | / | Noun | 
| polarity | x/xx | Noun | 
| pluralism | /xxx | Noun | 
| pigeon | /x | Noun | 
| filibuster | /xxx | Noun | 
| sectarianism | x/xxxx | Noun | 
| markup | /x | Noun | 
| pivot | /x | Noun | 
| floater | /x | Noun | 
| manifesto | xx/x | Noun | 
| international | xx/xx | Name | 
| affairs | x/ | Noun | 
| agrarian | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| american football | x/xx/x | Name, Name | 
| antidemocratic | xxxx/x | Adjective | 
| apolitical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| argentinean | xx/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| argentinian | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| athletic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ball | / | Noun, Verb | 
| balloon | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| baseball | // | Noun | 
| basketball | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| bladder | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| block | / | Noun, Verb | 
| boxing | /x | Noun | 
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| calcium | /xx | Noun | 
| capitalists | /xxx | Noun | 
| cartoonist | x/x | Noun | 
| championship | /xxx | Noun | 
| cheerleader | /xx | Noun | 
| civic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| civilian | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| club | / | Noun, Verb | 
| completion | x/x | Noun | 
| concerns | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| constitutional | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| controversies | /xxx | Noun | 
| cricket | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cultural | /xx | Adjective | 
| cup | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| defensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| democratic | xx/x | Adjective, Name | 
| derive | x/ | Verb | 
| disputes | x/ | Noun | 
| economic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| electoral | x/xx | Adjective | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| field | / | Noun, Verb | 
| filmmaker | /xx | Noun | 
| flask | / | Noun, Verb | 
| foot | / | Noun, Verb | 
| footballer | /xx | Noun | 
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| freshman | /x | Noun | 
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| geography | x/xx | Noun | 
| geopolitical | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| globe | / | Noun, Verb | 
| golf | / | Noun, Verb | 
| governance | /xx | Noun | 
| governmental | /xxx | Adjective | 
| guy | / | Noun, Verb | 
| handball | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hemisphere | /xx | Noun | 
| highways | /x | Noun | 
| hockey | /x | Noun | 
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ideological | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| interception | xx/x | Noun | 
| intercollegiate | xxx/x | Adjective, Name | 
| interference | xx/x | Noun, Verb | 
| interscholastic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| issues | /x | Adjective | 
| jersey | /x | Name | 
| jock | / | Noun, Verb | 
| journals | /x | Verb | 
| kick | / | Verb, Noun | 
| koji | /x | Noun | 
| lacrosse | x/ | Noun | 
| league | / | Noun, Verb | 
| linguistic | x/x | Adjective | 
| literary | /xxx | Adjective | 
| match | / | Noun, Verb | 
| meeting | /x | Noun | 
| member | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| nation | /x | Noun, Adverb | 
| national | /xx | Name, Adjective | 
| newspaper | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| nomic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| nonpolitical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| offensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| pain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| parliamentary | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| peace | / | Noun, Verb | 
| peaceful | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| periodicals | xx/xx | Noun | 
| perspectives | x/x | Noun | 
| play | / | Verb, Noun | 
| player | /x | Noun | 
| polices | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| policymaking | /xxxx | Noun | 
| politician | xx/x | Noun | 
| politicised | x/xx | Adjective | 
| politicized | x/xx | Adjective | 
| polo | /x | Noun | 
| predilections | xx/x | Noun | 
| principles | /xx | Noun | 
| public | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| racing | /x | Noun | 
| reception | x/x | Noun | 
| religious | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| return | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| revolutionary | xx/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| rodeo | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| rugby | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| rule | / | Noun, Verb | 
| scrimmage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| season | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| seeded | /x | Adjective | 
| slush | / | Noun, Verb | 
| soccer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| social | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| societal | x/xx | Adjective | 
| sociopolitical | /xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| softball | /x | Noun | 
| sport | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stadium | /xx | Noun | 
| supporter | x/x | Noun | 
| swimming | /x | Noun | 
| tackle | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| team | / | Noun, Verb | 
| television | /xxx | Noun, Verb | 
| tennis | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| territorial | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| tournament | /xx | Noun | 
| viewpoint | /x | Noun | 
| volleyball | /xx | Noun | 
