Apolitical

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Having no interest or involvement in politics..

Definitions by Sense

1. Having no interest or involvement in politics.
2. Having no political relevance or function.
3. Politically neutral, unbiased, nonaligned and free from party politics.
4. A person with no involvement or no interest in politics.
5. An unbiased candidate or voter, free of a party platform.
6. A neutral or uncommitted person.

Example Sentences

The Queen is an apolitical figure.

The PM's visit to the school was entirely apolitical.

My colleagues and I come to this task with open minds, we are apolitical and independent of any political party.

What, exactly, the criteria for this designation will be remains unclear but the ultimate aim, some analysts suspect, is to purge officers deemed insufficiently loyal to Mr. Trump – a litmus test, they warn, that’s incompatible with an apolitical military.

But like so much in the Trump administration, what was once considered apolitical is now labeled political.

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• more apolitical
• most apolitical
• apoliticals

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