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The word is apolitical. The person is either called "an apolitical" or it is said that their position is apolitical if they do not believe in politics. While "apolitical" is formed by adding a Latin prefix "a" which is a negation, being "apolitical" is not always negative. For example, in the US during the 20th-century-period of administrative and political reform, the professions of city planning, government policy analyst and city manager, were shaped to aspire to the ideal of being technical and apolitical. Progressives at one time emphasized technology, measurement and being apolitical as a way to move forward fairly and equally towards change (i.e. slum improvement vs. Tammany Hall dealing).

In fact, the notion of a written Civil Service test for government employment, at the local, state and federal level was an attempt to use an apolitical strategy for hiring and promotion. Of course the question has been raised many times, even to the point of reaching the courts, as to the "political" nature, or political bias possible in the questions on these exams. It is argued by some experts that the politicization-- increasing the politics in the above professions has led to a decline in the number of practitioners with strong technical knowledge in their fields. While the "apolitical" modernist emphasized technology and measurement, the post modern world emphasizes feelings, politics and who you know.

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