Definition of political in English:

political

adjective

1Relating to the government or public affairs of a country.
‘a period of political and economic stability’
- ‘An egalitarian democratic ideal extends beyond public affairs and the political sphere.’
- ‘He was a valuable board member with in depth knowledge of New Zealand economic and political affairs.’
- ‘But in my experience, political and economic affairs tend to be a lot more complex than that.’
- ‘Women make a significant contribution to social, political and economic affairs.’
- ‘It is shifted out of the political public policy arena into bureaucratic programs.’
- ‘What the public wants now is political stability that may allow a quick recovery of the economy.’
- ‘An individual or group can initiate, or obstruct, public policy in many political arenas.’
- ‘It had nothing to do with the public, or domestic or international political affairs.’
- ‘For the first time in a lot of years, the governor has stepped overtly into political affairs.’
- ‘So I don't think there is such a close link between political stability and economic performance.’
- ‘How do you see the region in terms of political and economic stability and opportunities for development?’
- ‘She had a practical view on how political stability would benefit economic progress.’
- ‘Is it a think tank session for economic and political stability in the Caribbean?’
- ‘He has lectured and written extensively on Australian and West Australian political affairs.’
- ‘The ruler of the state, the khan, was in charge of foreign political affairs and was commander of the army in times of war.’
- ‘The confrontation of opinions is the only hope for approaching rationality in political affairs.’
- ‘As doctors battled to find out what caused a sudden deterioration in his health, his political and personal affairs were in a mess.’
- ‘Perhaps this is an obituary after all, for the loss of a mature political culture in which public service was its own enduring reward.’
- ‘And, they are not the ones who have a direct stake in the political affairs in their societies.’
- ‘It appears to have been a device used to intervene in dramatic fashion in the nation's political affairs.’
governmental, government, local government, ministerial, parliamentary, party political, diplomatic, legislative, policy-making, constitutional, public, civic, state, administrative, bureaucratic
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1. 1.1Relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular party or group in politics.
  ‘a decision taken for purely political reasons’
  ‘It was Thoreau's ideas that shaped the political strategies of Mahatma Gandhi and later King.’
  ‘This was in part the result of the grand strategy of the major political parties.’
  ‘The idea that a political party should field a film star to attract votes.’
  ‘Read about the new idea for a political party to attract former Australian rock stars.’
  ‘Surely here is an idea for any political party desperate for a bit of blue-sky thinking.’
  ‘There is no reason for any political party to swamp these protests with posters.’
  ‘My usual idea of political activism is defacing the candidate's photos in their election literature.’
  ‘That requires a political strategy in which military action is but one component.’
  ‘In this sense the trauma this week is that of a party involved in a belated change of political strategy.’
  ‘The U.S. faces the problem of an unraveling military and political strategy.’
  ‘Could these confidential files not been used for partisan political reasons?’
  ‘The citizens are presented as eloquent and well-organised with a reasoned political strategy.’
  ‘The idea that one could challenge the canon for any but political reasons was entirely alien to them.’
  ‘The political reason was that the base of the party was going to be slow to forgive.’
  ‘Pedro used these powers when he could not compel political factions or parties to do his bidding.’
  ‘The region was ceded to Italy after the war for purely political, not military reasons.’
  ‘The use of propaganda during the Cold War, for example, led to the dumbing down of valuable political ideas.’
  ‘Are there no practices of trading political favors for money, big money, in the other political parties?’
  ‘She said this would enable political parties to mature further and ensure their ability to form governments.’
  ‘It is almost certain that the general election will be dominated by large political parties with a long tradition.’
  activist, active, militant, factional, partisan, party, party political
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2. 1.2Interested in or active in politics.
  ‘I'm not very political’
  ‘These are sombre thoughts for anyone interested in current political thought.’
  ‘How many of the active political bloggers on the graph are Libertarians?’
  ‘Churchill's active political life began when Queen Victoria still reigned.’
  ‘So, basically it's time for a lazy suburban armchair political theorist to get active.’
  ‘What famous political leader, active now or in history, is an inspiration to you?’
  ‘Of course his active political life was over quite a time ago, but we have always been very good friends.’
  ‘He's been in the public eye for decades and active in politics and political circles for years.’
  ‘He supported Mussolini's rise to power, but retired from active political life in 1925.’
  ‘None of them appears to be any more political than before, in fact some seemed less interested.’
  ‘The need for Canadians to eat better and be more active is the current hot topic in both media and political circles.’
  ‘Young people in urban China, especially in Shanghai, have shown little political concern.’
  ‘Our generation at least had had political heroes who motivated us even though they were finally shown to have feet of clay.’
  ‘The concern of the political class has been to prevent these attacks from spreading to targets of more, ah, general interest.’
  ‘By the middle of the nineteenth century political thinking was concerned with issues to which the Republic seemed relevant.’
  ‘This group is seen as a criminal gang rather than a political group.’
  ‘One could take any organization, political, religious or whatever.’
  ‘We should not give a government of the future the ability to exercise massive power against its political rivals.’
  ‘Tell them to start a political hip-hop organization and get money out of their school.’
  ‘He is better known as a political leader rather than a social reformer.’
  ‘Do you think that there is some secret political organization behind me?’
3. 1.3Motivated by a person's beliefs or actions concerning politics.
  ‘a political crime’
  ‘Scotland's rebel MSPTommy Sheridan faces a second prison sentence for standing up for his political beliefs.’
  ‘Her political beliefs had been bolstered by her religious faith and she saw the emergence of a democratic society as a proper salvation.’
  ‘One can never know precisely how personal experience motivates political values.’
  ‘I wanted to create a space for new generations to voice their political and spiritual concerns, to excite and incite each other.’
  ‘We are told to trust un-elected technocrats, that political or popular concerns are invalid.’
  ‘The political inquest mostly concerns what can be done to prevent known trouble-makers from travelling abroad.’
  ‘I have political beliefs that not everybody agrees with, and they are entitled to disagree because that is democracy.’
  ‘That also explains why he's gone to America, a much bigger media market and an area more closely in tune with his political beliefs.’
  ‘Membership was open to all Jewish workers regardless of political beliefs.’
  ‘This makes me wonder whether people choose their political beliefs for their cultural meanings too.’
  ‘However, it was purely an intellectual exercise and not necessarily my own political beliefs.’
  ‘Singer notes well the various analogies between mutation and more prosaic political and cultural concerns.’
  ‘These people need space to express their political and social concerns.’
  ‘And the presenters, too, are proud to wear their political beliefs on their sleeves.’
  ‘However, there has been some political concern recently over the cost of mobile phone calls in Ireland.’
  ‘Today's exam system is motivated by political targets and explicitly therapeutic goals.’
  ‘Many closed trials which give rise to concern are those of a military or revolutionary nature when political crimes are discussed.’
  ‘In contrast, the concern of the political movements was the changing of society.’
  ‘That meeting ended without any conclusion, but it did not allay concerns about political pressure.’
  ‘There are clearly several levels of political concerns that need to be considered in interpreting these tales.’
2derogatory Done or acting in the interests of status or power within an organization rather than as a matter of principle.
- ‘Let's hope such a review, if it happens, follows sound educational principles rather than political ones.’
- ‘Planning committees are required to decide planning matters in a judicial way rather than on political considerations.’
- ‘By supporting the status quo they have put political expediency before the interests of our children.’
- ‘It raises many issues: power play, political choices and how far one should go for one's ideals?’
- ‘The outcome was a caricature of Western knowledge of the Orient, driven by an overtly political agenda.’
- ‘By being political in nature, it is about a form of violent negotiation.’
- ‘"I don't want to make it too political," she says.’
- ‘Their aim at all times is non political.’
- ‘They realise that we are non political, non sectarian and are just a group who want to help.’