The phrase "Political occasions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to events or situations that are related to politics or governmental affairs.
Example: "The conference will address various political occasions that have shaped our current policies."
Alternatives: "Political events" or "Political gatherings".
"First, they are political occasions, where I don't think our attendance is required.
The party is still afraid of the people, (the blanket security it imposes on sensitive political occasions is a sign of this).
In other tribelets there was a principal village to which people living in smaller settlements traveled for ritual, social, economic, and political occasions.
The nature of "events" must also be confirmed; while some things will be inherently considered events, such as matters of national importance, major sporting contests or important political occasions, others may not be.
Has there ever been a stranger political occasion than Tuesday night's marathon meeting of Labour's national executive committee?
It goes without saying that the 14th Labour budget since Tony Blair's landslide victory in May 1997 will be a deeply political occasion.
The annual Galway races, one of the top spots in the Irish social calendar, are also a big political occasion: the Fianna Fail tent at the races heaves with property developers and other campaign contributors.
He was civility personified before proceedings began, indeed, he was encouraging to some degree, recognising the challenges that face a non-politician like me on a highly charged political occasion.
Although Ignatieff was going for the pleasure of the play — "Seeing William Hutt do 'King Lear' there in 1964** was one of the three or four shaping experiences of my life; I don't think I've ever written a book without mentioning 'Lear' " — it had become a faintly political occasion.
But the unpopular Mr Hollande hopes it may offer him a political occasion to show the French that, at least on the world stage, he still counts.For at home Mr Hollande has not just got problems: he is himself turning into one.
By the standards of the State of the Union, the set-piece political occasion of the year, Mr Obama's words were unusually confrontational, reflecting his exasperation at seeing virtually his every move stymied by the Republicans, and at the unending barrage of criticism of his signature healthcare initiative.
