politicpol‧i‧tic /ˈpɒlətɪk $ ˈpɑː-/ adjective formal 
It would not be politic to ignore the reporters. → politics, body politic
WORD ORIGINpolitic
Origin:
1400-1500 French politique, from Latin politicus, from Greek politikos, from polites ‘citizen’, from polis ‘city’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Had Stiles been more politic, he would have used the information in court.
- His Caesar is a cool, politic figure, shallow and almost silly.
- In this most political of cities, what a woman wears must be politic.
- Judge Lyttle, politic in the ways a judge can be, treats reporters well.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She entered politics in 1996. ‘Let’s not talk politics now,’ said Hugh impatiently.
· At the age of 15, he knew he wanted a career in politics.
She entered politics in 1996.· He got a good grade for his English essay.
(=the way in which men and women compete with each other for power)· Much of the discussion of gender politics is rather simplistic.
‘Let’s not talk politics now,’ said Hugh impatiently.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► that’s life/men/politics etc (for you)
- Bush was elected on the coat-tails of Ronald Reagan, who in turn worshipped Margaret Thatcher's brand of politics and economics.
- I was by no means immune from this brand of humour.
- Presenter, Jim Bowen, puts the contestants at ease with his own brand of humour.
- Both are clifftop courses that are steeped in history.
- The area is steeped in history.
- The Hotel has great character and is steeped in history.
- They brought with them a heritage and culture that is steeped in history and literature.
- But such philosophical dissent, at this point, is the stuff of dreams in a dreamworld.
- How does a political system handle the incredibly difficult and complicated value allocations that are the stuff of politics?
- Our ideas and hopes for the future are the stuff of life.
- This was the stuff of life.
- Within this realm the stuff of dreams and nightmares can coalesce from the very air.
WORD FAMILYnounpoliticianpoliticspoliticizationpolitickingpoliticoadjectivepoliticalpoliticizedapoliticalpoliticverbpoliticizeadverbpolitically
sensible and likely to gain you an advantage SYN prudentit is politic to do something It would not be politic to ignore the reporters. → politics, body politic