pol

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noun

Pol

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abbreviation

Poland

Examples of pol in a Sentence

Noun Many of the city's residents have criticized local pols for their decision to close the public library.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Maybe the pol was just mistaken and sincerely believed his opponent was guilty of this or that accusation. Ron Elving, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024 And neither pol has been exactly circumspect in their disdain for the other. Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024 The three California pols all say Trump appears to be confusing Willie and Jerry Brown, that there was no near crash landing and that Trump concocted a claim that anyone bad-mouthed Kamala Harris during the trip. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024 Potential disarray in Detroit politics The line of pols whose ambitions could be thwarted by a Whitmer-to-Washington and Duggan-in-Detroit scenario begins in Detroit City Hall. M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pol 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pol was circa 1942

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“Pol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pol. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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