From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisheconomically/politically/scientifically etc illiterateeconomically/politically/scientifically etc illiterateNOT KNOWknowing very little about economics, politics etc → illiterate
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economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate• Ninety per cent of the population is kept politically illiterate, and the government takes orders from the corporations. 