micropoliticaladj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)pəˈlɪtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊpəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)l/ Relating to politics on a small or local scale; esp. having reference to political issues concerning individuals or small groups, limited aspects of behaviour, etc., rather than society as a whole.
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1951 Econ. Jrnl. 61 128 Bentham..is the great originator of individualist, ‘micro-economic’, or ‘micro-political’, ‘maximising’ analysis.
1991 M. Mackie Gender Relations Canada vii. 189/1 The micropolitical explanation argues that the superior power of males structures communication.
1992 J. Donald & A. Rattansi ‘Race’, Culture & Difference (BNC) 6 The creation of a radical, democratic civil society linking immediate local concerns to globalizing economic and political developments..entails a new conception of ‘micro-political’ activity.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1951- cast a sheep's-eye at
- cast a sheep's-eye upon
- cast a sheep'seye at
- cast a sheep'seye upon
- cast a shoe
- cast a spell
- cast a thing in one's teeth
- cast a thing into the shade
- cast a thing to mischance
- cast a thought, a reflection upon
- cast a traverse
- cast a trump in one's way
- cast a trump in way
- cast a veil over
- cast about
- cast about one
- cast abroad
- cast accounts
- cast adrift
- cast ambs-ace
- cast ambsace
- cast ames-ace
- cast amesace
- cast an anchor to windward
- cast an essoin