apolitical

American  

[ey-puh-lit-i-kuhl] / ˌeɪ pəˈlɪt ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. not political; of no political significance.

   an apolitical organization.

2. not involved or interested in politics.

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apolitical British  

/ ˌeɪpəˈlɪtɪkəl /

adjective

1. politically neutral; without political attitudes, content, or bias

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Other Word Forms

• apolitically adverb

Etymology

Origin of apolitical

First recorded in 1950–55; a- ⁶ + political

Example Sentences

In his Sunday night statement, Powell pledged that the Fed will continue to work apolitically while the investigation proceeds.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for free artistic expression for artists of all nationalities and ideologies," Schwartz, 77, said.

From BBC

A handful of foreign films — particularly family-friendly animation and broadly apolitical spectacles — can still break through in a major way.

From MarketWatch

Yet he acquired a reputation as a dandy, a clever humorist and an intellectual showman, distinctly apolitical and seemingly a man of no convictions.

From Los Angeles Times

The Fed presidents provide an apolitical buffer because they aren’t political appointees and often have no partisan background.

From The Wall Street Journal