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| po·lit·i·cal [ pə líttik'l ] |
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1. concerned with party politics: relating to politics, especially party politics
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2. concerned with government: relating to civil administration or government
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3. resulting from beliefs unacceptable to government: arising from somebody's opposition to a government or support for policies and principles regarded by the authorities as unacceptable, or suffering as a result of expressing such opposition or support
  a political trial
a political detainee
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4. interested in politics: particularly interested or active in politics
I'm not usually a very political person.
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5. concerned with power: relating to the balance of power in relationships, especially in a group or organization
a political workplace
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6. pragmatic: carried out for reasons that best serve a desired outcome rather than for other reasons such as being morally justifiable
denies that this was a political decision
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| po·lit·i·cal·ly adverb |
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