metapolitics

/ ˌmɛtəpəˈlɪtɪkəl; ˌmɛtəˈpɒlɪtɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular political theory (often used derogatorily)

Derived Forms

• metapolitical, adjective

Example Sentences

Spencer used his opportunity to defend himself to condescendingly describe metaphysics and metapolitics to the jury.

From Slate

They also promoted the concept of “metapolitics”, hoping to effect political change by seeding ideas and achieving cultural dominance.

From The Guardian

But it presented itself as something beyond politics: this was “metapolitics”, echoing the influential fascist philosopher Giovanni Gentile, who wrote in 1925 that fascism was “before all else a total conception of life”.

From The Guardian

It was in principle a great national measure, and its creation by Congress is strong evidence of the great growth in national opinion and sentiment throughout the country, away from the national indifference of the Jeffersonian metapolitics of 1800.

From Project Gutenberg

In her Paris wardrobe and splendid emeralds, Heiress Lorraine Cooper displays an intuitive flair for the metapolitics of power—as practiced in the Senate chamber, or around the dinner table.

From Time Magazine Archive