Synonyms for political

Grammar : Adj

Spell : puh-lit-i-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : pəˈlɪt ɪ kəl

Définition of political

Origin : 1550s, "pertaining to a polity, civil affairs, or government;" from Latin politicus "of citizens or the state" (see politic (adj.)) + -al (1). Meaning "taking sides in party politics" (usually pejorative) is from 1749. Political prisoner first recorded 1860; political science is from 1779 (first attested in Hume). Political animal translates Greek politikon zoon (Aristotle, "Politics," I.ii.9) "an animal intended to live in a city; a social animal."

adj governmental

Example sentences :

They inspired me with a renewed confidence in our political future.
Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams

From evil—physical, moral, and political—it is not our claim to be exempt.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

We have never any wish to interfere in the political conditions of any other countries.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

A little more than a year had elapsed when he again entered the political arena.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

On the 13th of December, 1882, Mr. Gladstone's political jubilee was celebrated.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

But he had now been dismissed from it, not by academical, but by political agencies.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

The people have no right to the soil in the eyes of these political economists.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

The letter, however, makes no reference to political or other business.
Extract from : « A Book of Autographs » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Should there be an attempt to utilize the political machinery of the time?
Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell

The political officer was firm, and his terms were explicit.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

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