political unity

Meanings

1. 1phraseuncountable

   the state of being joined together as one group in politics, with shared aims and agreement.

   Grammar: Used as an uncountable noun phrase; it does not take 'a' or 'an' and has no plural.

   Patterns

   • political unity among something
   • a sense of political unity
   • greater political unity

   The election result gave the country a rare moment of political unity.

   Leaders called for political unity among the rival parties.

   Without political unity, the reform plan is unlikely to pass.

2. 2phraseuncountable

   the act or process of political groups joining together to form one body or alliance.

   Grammar: Refers to the process or result of coming together; often used with verbs like 'achieve', 'build' or 'preserve'.

   Patterns

   • achieve political unity
   • build political unity
   • preserve political unity

   The treaty was seen as a step toward political unity in the region.

   They worked for years to achieve political unity between the two movements.

   Political unity was hard to preserve once the crisis ended.

Common combinations

a call for political unity

The president made a call for political unity after the protests.

a sense of political unity

The ceremony created a sense of political unity across the country.

greater political unity

The new coalition promised greater political unity.

political unity among

There is little political unity among the smaller parties.

achieve political unity

It took a decade to achieve political unity in the region.

Synonyms and how they differ

political cohesion

This stresses the bonds that hold a group together rather than simple agreement, and is more common in academic writing.

consensus

This means general agreement on a particular issue, not the whole state of being joined together.

solidarity

This often suggests shared feeling and support, especially among ordinary people, rather than formal political agreement.

Opposites

Word family

politically adverb

In a way that relates to politics or government.

unite verb

To join together as one group or to make people join together.

unified adjective

Joined together into a single whole.

unity noun

The state of being one or joined together.

Commonly confused: political unity or political union?

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