English Explanatory Dictionary

political

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
  2. Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
  3. Inappropriately motivated by political calculation, as it pertains to elections, power dynamics, ideologies, etc.
  4. Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.
  5. Interested in politics.
noun
  1. A political agent or officer.
  2. A publication focusing on politics.
  3. A political prisoner.

Pronunciation

/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ [pəˈlɪɾ.ɪ.kəl] /pəˈlɪt.ə.kəl/ [pəˈlɪɾ.ə.kəl] en-us-political.ogg /pəˈlət.ə.kəl/ [pəˈləɾ.ə.kəl] /pɵl(ɪ)ˈʈɪkəl/ /ˈpɔl(ɪ)ʈɪkəl/

Word forms

political more political most political politicall politicals

Etymology

From politic + -al.

Synonyms

politic

Antonyms

nonpolitical non-political

Related words

politician politicize politick politico

Derived words

aeropolitical antipolitical apolitical astropolitical biopolitical culturopolitical cyberpolitical econopolitical ecopolitical ethicopolitical ethnopolitical Europolitical extrapolitical genopolitical geopolitical historicopolitical hyperpolitical ideopolitical impolitical infrapolitical interpolitical juridico-political juridicopolitical macropolitical macro-socio-political megapolitical metapolitical micropolitical necropolitical neuropolitical new political thinking parapolitical party political party political broadcast petropolitical political agent political animal political arithmetic political asylum political base political blackness political capital political cartoon political cartoonist political climate political commissar political consumerism political correction political correctness political corrector political crime political-economic political economist political economy political entity politicalese political football political geography political homelessness political incorrectness
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