political
Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
Example
“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.”
Other meanings
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.”
Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.
Antonyms
- non-political
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “political” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.