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Roots : Polis / Polit : Greek : meaning "city" & "city state"



Acropolis: a high fortified part of a city, especially an ancient Greek city. Acro = "high". Polis = "city".

If the shit hits the fan you are going to want to have an acropolis to hide up in.

Megalopolis. 1. a very large city. 2. a thickly populated area that includes one or more cities with the surrounding suburbs.

A modern example of a megalopolis is the seaboard from Boston to Washington, DC, which is home to 50 million people.

Politic: 1. cleverly tactful. 2 wise in promoting a plan or plan of action.

Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication. Example. "The politic employee knows he can pacify an angry manager with a smooth apology for the error".
Politicize. to give a political tone or character to.

Sexual conduct, birth control, marriage, recreational drug use, and gun ownership are just a handful of the personal topics that have been politicized in America. Americans seem to care a great deal about what other people do regardless if it has any personal impact on ourselves. So much for Liberty.