political climate
Public sentiment landscape
Political climate describes the prevailing attitudes, opinions, and mood surrounding political issues at a given time.
Like weather climate, it suggests conditions that shift gradually and affect everything within them: In the current political climate, compromise seems impossible.
The phrase often appears when explaining why certain actions are risky or timely: The political climate wasn't right for reform.
Tendency to create factions
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
radicalization · entrenchment · factionalism · gridlock · hyperpartisan · culture war · wedge issue · demonization
Art of persuasive language
- debateFormal argument on issues
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- messagingSending written digital communications
- narrativeAccount of events
talking points · spin · framing · campaigning · propaganda · misinformation · disinformation · soundbite
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- riotViolent public disturbance
uprising · movement · activism · resistance · dissent · civil disobedience · boycott · strike
Biased toward one side
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
- polarizedSplit into opposing factions
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
toxic · charged · volatile · hostile · cooperative · gridlocked · fractured · tense
Lack of agreement
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- conflictOpposition between parties
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
hostility · distrust · resentment · antagonism · unease · discontent · backlash · outrage
divisiveness
Tendency to create factions
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
extremism · radicalization · entrenchment · factionalism · gridlock · hyperpartisan · culture war · wedge issue · demonization · othering
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- debateFormal argument on issues
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- messagingSending written digital communications
narrative · talking points · spin · framing · campaigning · propaganda · misinformation · disinformation · soundbite · punditry
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
riot · uprising · movement · activism · resistance · dissent · civil disobedience · boycott · strike · occupation
partisan
Biased toward one side
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
- polarizedSplit into opposing factions
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
contentious · toxic · charged · volatile · hostile · cooperative · gridlocked · fractured · tense · stable
discord
Lack of agreement
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- conflictOpposition between parties
animosity · hostility · distrust · resentment · antagonism · unease · discontent · backlash · outrage · anger
- literary contextsetting, time period, historical background, cultural milieu, genre conventions
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- ecological systemsmicrosystem, macrosystem
political climateweather
Atmospheric state outdoors
atmospheric conditions · personal life · private sphere · business climate · weather forecast
political climatepolitical apathy
Indifference to governance
political vacuum · political stability · depoliticization · voter apathy
policy, climate, politics, political, politician, politically, politicize, apolitical, nonpolitical