adj.

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state.
2. Relating to, involving, or characteristic of politics or politicians: “Calling a meeting is a political act in itself” (Daniel Goleman).
3. Relating to or involving acts regarded as damaging to a government or state: political crimes.
4. Interested or active in politics: I'm not a very political person.
5. Having or influenced by partisan interests: The court should never become a political institution.
6. Based on or motivated by partisan or self-serving objectives: a purely political decision.

politically po·lit'i·cal·ly adv.

IN BRIEF: Of or relating to a government or the conduct of government.

I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons. — Will Rogers (1879-1935)

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
  Antonym: nonpolitical (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power
  Pertains to noun: politics (meaning #4)

Meaning #3: of or relating to the profession of governing
  Pertains to noun: politics (meaning #3)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - politisk, regerings-

idioms:

• political asylum    politisk asyl
• political economy    politisk økonomi
• political geography    politisk geografi
• political prisoner    politisk fange
• political science    statskundskab
• politically correct    politisk korrekt

Nederlands (Dutch)
politiek, staatkundig

Français (French)
adj. - politique

idioms:

• political arm    arme politique
• political asylum    asile politique
• political economy    économie politique
• political geography    géographie politique
• political prisoner    prisonnier politique
• political science    science politique
• political wing    aile politique
• politically correct    politiquement exact/correct

Deutsch (German)
adj. - politisch

idioms:

• political arm    politischer Arm
• political asylum    politisches Asyl
• political economy    politische Ökonomie
• political geography    politische Geographie
• political prisoner    politischer Gefangener
• political science    Politologie
• political wing    politische Gruppe
• politically correct    politisch korrekt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δημόσιος, πολιτειακός, πολιτικός

idioms:

• political asylum    πολιτικό άσυλο
• political economy    πολιτική οικονομία
• political geography    πολιτική γεωγραφία
• political prisoner    πολιτικός κρατούμενος
• political science    πολιτική επιστήμη
• politically correct    πολιτικά ορθός

Italiano (Italian)
politico

idioms:

• political asylum    asilo politico
• political economy    economia politica
• political geography    geografia politica
• political prisoner    prigioniero politico
• political science    scienze politiche
• politically correct    accettabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - político

idioms:

• political asylum    asilo político
• political economy    economia política
• political geography    geografia política
• political prisoner    prisioneiro político
• political science    ciência política
• politically correct    politicamente correto

Русский (Russian)
политический

idioms:

• political asylum    политическое убежище
• political economy    политическая экономия
• political geography    политическая география
• political prisoner    политзаключенный
• political science    политология, учение о государстве
• politically correct    политически корректный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - político

idioms:

• political arm    brazo político
• political asylum    asilo político
• political economy    economía política
• political geography    geografía política
• political prisoner    preso político
• political science    ciencias políticas
• political wing    ala política
• politically correct    políticamente correcto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - politisk, stats-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
政治上的, 政略性的, 政党的

idioms:

• political asylum    政治庇护, 政治避难, 政治庇护所
• political economy    政治经济学
• political geography    政治地理学
• political prisoner    政治犯
• political science    政治学
• politically correct    政治上正确的讲法

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 政治上的, 政略性的, 政黨的

idioms:

• political asylum    政治庇護, 政治避難, 政治庇護所
• political economy    政治經濟學
• political geography    政治地理學
• political prisoner    政治犯
• political science    政治學
• politically correct    政治上正確的講法

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정치의, 행정에 관한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 政治の, 政治上の, 政治に関心のある, 政略的な

idioms:

• political asylum    政治的亡命者に対する保護
• political economy    政治経済学
• political geography    政治地理学
• political prisoner    政治犯人
• political science    政治学

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سياسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פוליטי, מדיני‬

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