Definitions for political
pəˈlɪt ɪ kəlpo·lit·i·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. politicaladjective

   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"

2. politicaladjective

   of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power

   "political opinions"

3. politicaladjective

   of or relating to the profession of governing

   "political career"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 8 votes

1. politicalnoun

   A political agent or officer.

2. politicalnoun

   a publication centred around politics

3. politicaladjective

   concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing

   Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition

4. politicaladjective

   concerning a polity or its administrative components

   Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers

5. politicaladjective

   motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation

6. politicaladjective

   of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority

7. Etymology: From politicus, ultimately from Greco-Latin polis '(city) state'

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Politicaladjective

   Etymology: πολιτιϰὸς.

   1. Relating to politicks; relating to the administration of publick affairs.

   More true political wisdom may be learned from this single book of proverbs, than from a thousand Niccolo Machiavelli. John Rogers.

   2. Cunning; skilful.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Political

   Politics (from Greek: Πολιτικά, politiká, 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and nonviolent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external force, including warfare against adversaries. Politics is exercised on a wide range of social levels, from clans and tribes of traditional societies, through modern local governments, companies and institutions up to sovereign states, to the international level. In modern nation states, people often form political parties to represent their ideas. Members of a party often agree to take the same position on many issues and agree to support the same changes to law and the same leaders. An election is usually a competition between different parties. A political system is a framework which defines acceptable political methods within a society. The history of political thought can be traced back to early antiquity, with seminal works such as Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Politics in the West, and Confucius's political manuscripts and Chanakya's Arthashastra in the non-Western cultures.

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1. political

   Political refers to anything related to government, public affairs, or the activities associated with the governance of a country or area. This may include policy-making, political ideologies, relationships between countries, or the behavior and practices of politicians. It can also refer to a person's or organization's alignment with certain political views or beliefs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Politicaladjective

   having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration

2. Politicaladjective

   of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer

3. Politicaladjective

   of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs

4. Politicaladjective

   politic; wise; also, artful

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 4 votes

1. Political

   "Political" is song by Spirit of the West. One of the band's most famous songs, it originally appeared on the 1988 album Labour Day. The song was written by John Mann. Despite the band's reputation for writing politically-themed songs, "Political" is in fact about the end of a personal romantic relationship. The verses detail the friction that led to the couple's breakup, and the chorus confirms that "Everything, every little thing, every little thing/With you and me had to be so political." Although the song was not a mainstream chart breakthrough for the band, it garnered them significant airplay on CBC Radio, CFNY and campus radio stations throughout Canada. This expansion of the band's audience led to a major label deal with Warner Music Canada, who released the band's next studio album, Save This House, in 1990. On 1991's Go Figure, Spirit of the West's first rock album, the band recorded a new rendition of the song. Although the lyrics remained identical, the melody was moderately different and the instrumentation was more electric and rhythm-heavy. The 1991 version was released as a CD single, with the B-sides "Home for a Rest", "Sad But True" and "Again and Again and Again".

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. political

   Of or relating to politics.

   The political structures and systems were simple and easy to follow.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'political' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #268

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'political' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1049

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'political' in Adjectives Frequency: #22

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How to pronounce political?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say political in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of political in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of political in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of political in a Sentence

1. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   We cannot close our eyes to the absolutely provocative actions by supporters from other countries, you have probably seen the outrageous images on TV when the Russian flag is getting stamped on and when insults are being screamed about the Russian (political) leadership and about leading Russian sports people.

2. Hasan Alhasan:

   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried very hard to prevent Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi party's domestic political agenda from spilling over and poisoning India's relations with The Gulf states, the extent to which Sharma's comments have clouded India's relations with The Gulf states is unprecedented, and that's of course because she is, or was, the spokesperson of the BJP.

3. Kevin Brady:

   We are unified in our concern the Democrats may today move forward with unprecedented action that will jeopardize the right of every American to be protected from political targeting by Congress.

4. Robert Weiner:

   To me, what all this confirms is that people who weren't really affected by the statute are bringing ideologically and politically based claims that will substantially affect millions of other people. This is the use of the courts as a political forum.

5. Prime Minister Tammam Salam:

   The trash is the straw that broke the camel's back, but the story is much bigger than this straw. It is the story of the political garbage in the country.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=political
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Political
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=political
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=political
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=political