“Politicization” or “Politicisation”

Language

Politicization and politicisation are both English terms.

Usage

Politicization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while politicisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
politicization	96	33	55	100	100	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
politicisation	4	67	45	0	0	81	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "politicization" over "politicisation" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "politicisation" over "politicization".
• In India, there is a preference for "politicization" over "politicisation" (55 to 45).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "politicization" over "politicisation" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "politicization" over "politicisation" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "politicisation" over "politicization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "politicization" and "politicisation".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "politicization" and "politicisation".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "politicization" and "politicisation".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "politicization" and "politicisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "politicization" and "politicisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "politicization" and "politicisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use politicization or politicisation with sample sentences.

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