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.
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Noun
The incompetent pols have no idea how to put them out. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025 Like all good pols at her level, Harris’ memory can be stubborn. Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025 When this page exposed the scandal at the Apollo in 1998, how a complacent and weak board dominated by local Harlem pols had left the theater literally falling apart with an empty bank account and an empty stage, the state attorney general brought in Parsons to clean up it. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024 The hidden hand: Parker Sykes' group also had a powerful ringer inside Philly's government — Parker, the council's majority leader at the time and a former state representative with ties to Pennsylvania's top pols. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pol 

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 18 Jan. 2025.

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