politica
English meaning: Politics (Italian political system)
Italian Definition
(Italiano)Le attività e le vicende associate al governo.
English Definition
The activities and affairs associated with government. Italian politics is notoriously complex and unstable — 70+ governments since 1945, the First Republic's collapse in the 1990s 'Tangentopoli' corruption scandal (Operation Clean Hands), the rise of Berlusconi's media-based politics, and the emergence of the Five Star Movement (M5S) and Fratelli d'Italia under Giorgia Meloni (2022).
Example
“La politica italiana è caratterizzata da grande instabilità governativa e dalla frammentazione dei partiti.”
In English: “Italian politics is characterized by great governmental instability and party fragmentation.”
Synonyms
- vita politica
- sistema partitico
Literary Heritage
“Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate.”
“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.”
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Language information
- Language
- Italiano
- Italian
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Romance
- Speakers
- 70M