political climate

English

Etymology

From political + climate. In popular usage by late 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmət/
• Hyphenation: pol‧it‧i‧cal cli‧mate

Noun

political climate (plural political climates)

1. The aggregate mood or opinions of a population about current political issues that affect said population in some way.

   The political climate has warmed up to the plan.

Usage notes

The term is generally used in politics to refer to public opinion on certain issues. It has connotations of a public consensus on said issues, but using it as such can be highly relative depending upon the point of view of the user.

Translations

aggregate mood

• Finnish: poliittinen ilmapiiri
• Georgian: პოლიტიკური კლიმატი (ṗoliṭiḳuri ḳlimaṭi)

See also

• discourse (the current political or social topic, or prevailing political or social norm)
• Overton window (acceptable political views in a society)