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Political

Political Meaning & Definition
Political Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Political?

[adj] involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; "calling a meeting is a political act in itself"- Daniel Goleman; "political pressure"; "a political machine"; "political office"; "political policy"
[adj] of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; "political opinions"
[adj] of or relating to the profession of governing; "political career"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Political: governmental | policy-making

Related Terms | Find terms related to Political: absolute | administrative | aristocratic | authoritarian | autocratic | autonomous | bureaucratic | civic | civil | constitutional | democratic | despotic | dictatorial | diplomatic | factional | factious | fascist | federal | federalist | federalistic | geopolitical | governmental | gubernatorial | heteronomous | matriarchal | matriarchic | monarchal | monarchial | monarchic | monocratic | national | official | oligarchal | oligarchic | parliamentarian | parliamentary | partisan | patriarchal | patriarchic | pluralistic | politic | politico-commercial | politico-diplomatic | politico-economic | politico-geographical | politico-judicial | politico-military | politico-moral | politico-religious | politico-scientific | politico-social | politico-theological | public | republican | self-governing | state | statesmanlike | suffragist | theocratic | totalitarian

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Political In Webster's Dictionary

\Po*lit"i*cal\, a. 1. Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. [R.] ``A political government.'' --Evelyn. 2. Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer. ``The political state of Europe.'' --Paley. 3. Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs. 4. Politic; wise; also, artful. [Obs.] --Sterne. {Political economy}, that branch of political science or philosophy which treats of the sources, and methods of production and preservation, of the material wealth and prosperity of nations.

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