Pronunciation
- IPA: /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/
political
- Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
- Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition.
- 1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, OCLC 5661828 ↗:
- As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
- Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
- Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers.
- (pejorative) Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation.
- “The Court invalidates Minnesota’s political apparel ban based on its inability to define the term ‘political'”
- Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority.
- (of a person) Interested in politics.
- French: politique
- German: politisch
- Italian: politico
- Portuguese: político
- Russian: полити́ческий
- Spanish: político
- Portuguese: político
- Russian: полити́ческий
- Russian: полити́ческий
political (plural politicals)
- A political agent or officer.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 265:
- 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.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 265:
- A publication focusing on politics.
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