Political

Quick meaning: Political is an adjective meaning Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.

Meaning

Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.

More Meanings

1. Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
2. (derogatory) Inappropriately motivated by political calculation, as it pertains to elections, power dynamics, ideologies, etc.
3. Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.
4. (of a person) Interested in politics.
5. A political agent or officer.
6. A publication focusing on politics.
7. A political prisoner.

Example Sentences

The media alleged that the Federal Reserve chairman’s decision to cut rates before the election was political.

Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers.

One such officer was Count Nikolai Ignatiev, a brilliant and ambitious political, who enjoyed the ear of the Tsar and burned to settle his country's scores with the British.

That brief moment after the election four years ago, when many Americans thought Mr. Obama’s election would presage a new, less fractious political era, now seems very much a thing of the past.

Word Forms

• politicall
• politicals

Synonyms for political

Depending on context, synonyms include politic, governmental, policy-making.

Antonyms for political

Common opposites include nonpolitical, non-political.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include governmental, policy-making, politics, politic, polity, politician.

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