Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: governmental, policy-making

Antonyms: nonpolitical

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