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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
/ əˈɪɪə /
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
- ˈپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of political1
Example Sentences
Each side stakes its hopes on a new offensive, a new delivery of weapons, a new political alliance, but neither can gain a decisive advantage.
Choosing to publicise the capsizing in the way he did was a deliberate political strategy, they say, and shows Kim is shifting away from the regime's tendency to conceal unpleasant truths.
Moriarty called out the political tensions in the United States, saying they tend to lead to violence.
In a Sunday night rant on Truth Social, he ordered ICE to step up its raids in cities and states that are run by his political enemies:
“To know that some of the most significant figures in American social and political life support the Enhanced Games is more important to us than any investment,” he said on a video call in February.
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