political [puh -lit -i-kuh l]
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of, relating to, or concerned with politics : political writers. of, relating to, or connected with a political party: a political campaign. exercising or seeking power in the governmental or public affairs of a state, municipality, etc.: a political machine; a political boss. of, relating to, or involving the state or its government: a political offense. having a definite policy or system of government: a political community. of or relating to citizens: political rights. Show More
Origin of political 1545–55; <
Latin polītic(us ) civic (see
politic ) +
-al1 Related forms po·lit·i·cal·ly , adverb an·ti·po·lit·i·cal , adjective an·ti·po·lit·i·cal·ly , adverb non·po·lit·i·cal , adjective non·po·lit·i·cal·ly , adverb o·ver·po·lit·i·cal , adjective o·ver·po·lit·i·cal·ly , adverb pre·po·lit·i·cal , adjective pre·po·lit·i·cal·ly , adverb pseu·do·po·lit·i·cal , adjective qua·si-po·lit·i·cal , adjective qua·si-po·lit·i·cal·ly , adverb sub·po·lit·i·cal , adjective sub·po·lit·i·cal·ly , adverb un·po·lit·i·cal , adjective un·po·lit·i·cal·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for nonpolitical Contemporary Examples of nonpolitical I reiterate here, however, my great hope that this was a nonpolitical loner.
The clothes offer the most human, nonpolitical glimpse of the first lady.
Historical Examples of nonpolitical No financial aid should be so welcome as ours, because it is nonpolitical .
The Chinese lived primarily under the dominance of nonpolitical agencies.
Few officials were not scholars; few scholars pursued a nonpolitical course.
The thing which had impressed him most was the widespread growth of revolutionary, nonpolitical labor organizations.
At first these ideas were of a nonpolitical character and extremely abstract.
British Dictionary definitions for nonpolitical not of, dealing with, or relating to politics a nonpolitical organization Show More
of or relating to the state, government, the body politic, public administration, policy-making, etc of, involved in, or relating to government policy-making as distinguished from administration or law of or relating to the civil aspects of government as distinguished from the military of, dealing with, or relating to politics a political person of, characteristic of, or relating to the parties and the partisan aspects of politics organized or ordered with respect to government a political unit Show More
Derived Forms politically , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for nonpolitical adj. 1550s, "pertaining to a polity, civil affairs, or government;" from Latin politicus "of citizens or the state" (see politic (adj.)) + -al (1). Meaning "taking sides in party politics" (usually pejorative) is from 1749. Political prisoner first recorded 1860; political science is from 1779 (first attested in Hume). Political animal translates Greek politikon zoon (Aristotle, "Politics," I.ii.9) "an animal intended to live in a city; a social animal."
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