Kirchturmpolitik
German, noun/ˈkɪʁçtʊʁmpoliˌtɪk/
Kirchturmpolitik is spelled K-I-R-C-H-T-U-R-M-P-O-L-I-T-I-K (16 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written German, the 528,992nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kirchturmpolitik is a German feminine noun meaning “parish pump politics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurzsichtige, lokale Interessen befolgende Politik”.
What does Kirchturmpolitik mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparish pump politics
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kurzsichtige, lokale Interessen befolgende Politik
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kirchturmpolitik
- Kirchturmpolitiken nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kirchturmpolitik?
- /ˈkɪʁçtʊʁmpoliˌtɪk/
- [ˈkɪʁçˌtʊʁmpoliˌtiːk]
- [ˈkɪʁçˌtʊʁmpoliˌtɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kirchturmpolitik in German?
Kirchturmpolitik appears about once in every 72 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).