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political

[puh-lit-i-kuhl]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or concerned with politics.

    political writers.

  2. of, relating to, or connected with a political party.

    a political campaign.

  3. exercising or seeking power in the governmental or public affairs of a state, municipality, etc..

    a political machine;

    a political boss.

  4. of, relating to, or involving the state or its government.

    a political offense.

  5. having a definite policy or system of government.

    a political community.

  6. of or relating to citizens.

    political rights.



political

/ ±čÉ™Ėˆ±ōÉŖ³ŁÉŖ°ģə±ō /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the state, government, the body politic, public administration, policy-making, etc

    1. of, involved in, or relating to government policy-making as distinguished from administration or law

    2. of or relating to the civil aspects of government as distinguished from the military

  2. of, dealing with, or relating to politics

    a political person

  3. of, characteristic of, or relating to the parties and the partisan aspects of politics

  4. organized or ordered with respect to government

    a political unit

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ 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
  • ±č“Ēˈ±ō¾±³Ł¾±³¦²¹±ō±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of political1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin ±č“DZōÄ«³Ł¾±³¦(³Ü²õ) ā€œcivicā€ ( politic ) + -al 1
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Schiff and Padilla said all of the awards were provided through legally binding contract agreements between the recipients and the federal government, and so cannot be canceled ā€œon a political whim.ā€

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And yet with two of the most consequential and controversial political debates of the year - both being voted on this week - MPs have been told they can do exactly what they want.

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ā€œWhen the political system breaks down and legislatures bow to popular hostility, the judiciary must be the Constitution’s backbone. Instead, it chose to look away, abandoning both vulnerable children and the parents who love them.ā€

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County Democratic Party into a political force as chairman from 2000 to 2017 and expanded the number of Democrats winning elections at every level of government, from water boards to the U.S.

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How would she feel about returning to Sacramento’s small stage, wrestling with intractable issues such as the budget and homelessness, and dealing with the inevitable political heat?

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