politically

1. 1.

   with regard to social relationships involving authority

   “politically correct clothing”
2. 2.

   with regard to government

   “politically organized units”

Questions about politically

What does politically mean?

politically means "with regard to social relationships involving authority". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in politically?

politically has 5 syllables: po-lit-i-cal-ly. The stress falls on "lit". In IPA it is /pəˈlɪtɪkəli/.

Is politically a common word?

politically is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.