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political
[puh-lit-i-kuhl]
adjective
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.
political
/ pəˈlɪtɪkəl /
adjective
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
Other Word Forms
- politically adverb
- antipolitical adjective
- antipolitically adverb
- nonpolitical adjective
- nonpolitically adverb
- overpolitical adjective
- overpolitically adverb
- prepolitical adjective
- prepolitically adverb
- pseudopolitical adjective
- quasi-political adjective
- quasi-politically adverb
- subpolitical adjective
- subpolitically adverb
- unpolitical adjective
- unpolitically adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of political1
Example Sentences
A spiritualist, newspaper publisher and political activist, Woodhull defied social convention in nearly every aspect of her eventful life.
The book insists, also—as other historians have done—on offering shop-worn characterizations of Franco as a man of “sparse political philosophy,” without great or grand ideas.
Despite lingering issues related to the broader political and regulatory environments, the group continues to trade exceptionally well.
Despite lingering issues related to the broader political and regulatory environments, the group continues to trade exceptionally well.
Mr. Harpham, a historian of political thought and intellectual history at the University of Oklahoma, undertakes “to put the history of ideas into close contact with the history of slavery.”
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