Politicisations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of making issues part of a political discourse or debate
2. The process of attributing political significance to events, opinions, or behaviors
3. A method of relating topics to political context, often for advocacy or scrutiny

Etymology: "Politicisations" is the plural of "politicisation," a noun formed from the verb "politicise" (British spelling of "politicize"). That verb builds on the adjective "political," which comes via Latin "politicus" from Greek "politikos," meaning "of citizens" or "of the city-state," from "polis." The suffix "-ation" turns a verb into a noun of action or process, so "politicisation" is the act or result of making something political. The noun is first recorded in English in the 19th century, and the plural form simply counts multiple such processes or instances.