politic /polˈi-tik/ adjective- In accordance with good policy
- Acting or proceeding from motives of policy
- Prudent
- Discreet
- Astutely contriving or intriguing
- Political (rare)
- Constitutional (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Gr polītikos, from polītēs a citizen politˈical adjective - Relating to policy or government
- Relating to parties differing in their views of government
- Interested or involved in politics
- Politic (obsolete)
politˈically adverb politicasˈter noun (Milton; see also -aster) A petty politician politician /-tishˈən/ noun - Someone versed in the science of government
- Someone engaged in political life or statesmanship
- Someone interested in party politics
- A politic person
- Someone who makes a profession or a game of politics
- An intriguer (US; obsolete)
adjective (Milton)Politic politicīzāˈtion or politicīsāˈtion noun politˈicize or politˈicise /-i-sīz/ transitive verb To make political intransitive verb- To play the politician
- To discuss politics
polˈitick intransitive verb polˈiticker noun polˈiticking noun Engaging in political activity, such as seeking votes polˈiticly adverb polˈitics noun - (sing) the art or science of government
- (as sing) the management of a political party
- (as sing or pl) political affairs or opinions
- (as pl) manoeuvring and intriguing
- (as pl) policy-making, as opposed to administration
- (as pl) the civil rather than the military aspects of government
politique /pol-ē-tēk/ noun (French) - In French history, one of a moderate party between Huguenots and Catholics
- A religious indifferentist
- A temporizer
political animal noun - In the original Aristotelian sense, a social animal, one which lives in communities
- Someone who is enthusiastic about or involved in politics
- Someone who enjoys politicking
political correctness noun - The avoidance of expressions or actions that may be understood to exclude or denigrate groups or minorities traditionally perceived as disadvantaged by eg race, sex, disability, class, political alignment or sexual inclination
- The use of recommended alternative expressions intended to be non-discriminatory (abbrev PC)
political economy noun The science of the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth political geography noun That part of geography which deals with the division of the earth for purposes of government, eg states, colonies, counties, and the work of man, such as towns, canals, etc political prisoner noun Someone imprisoned for his or her political beliefs, activities, etc political science noun The science or study of government, its principles, aims, methods, etc political status noun The status of a political prisoner political verse noun Byzantine and modern Greek accentual verse, esp iambic verse of fifteen syllables |