political

A2 Topic:Politics & International Affairs

US /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ UK /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #1989

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to government, the state, or the way a country is run.

The two leaders hold very different political views.
2

adj
Relating to the power, influence, and competition between people or groups within an organization.

Getting promoted here is as much about political skill as it is about ability.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

politic

Opposites

non-politicalnonpolitical

Word family

Forms politicals

Derived forms aeropoliticalantipoliticalapoliticalastropoliticalbiopoliticalculturopoliticalcyberpoliticaleconopoliticalecopoliticalethicopoliticalethnopoliticaleuropolitical

Related forms politician politicizepolitickpolitico

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Phrases (10)

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political party
an organized group of people sharing political beliefs who contest elections

Adjective + noun
political power
authority and influence within government or society

Adjective + noun
political system
the institutions and processes by which a country is governed

Adjective + noun
political correctness
care in language and behavior to avoid excluding or insulting disadvantaged groups

Adjective + noun
political dissident
a person who openly opposes accepted or official political views

Adjective + noun
political platform
a party's stated principles and proposed policies

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (2)

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Etymology

From politic + -al.

Topics

Politics & International Affairs

External links

# political

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
**Frequency rank:** 1989

## Meanings
1. Relating to government, the state, or the way a country is run.
2. Relating to the power, influence, and competition between people or groups within an organization.

## Examples
- The two leaders hold very different political views.
- Getting promoted here is as much about political skill as it is about ability.

## Synonyms
- politic

## Antonyms
- non-political
- nonpolitical

## Derived Forms
- aeropolitical
- antipolitical
- apolitical
- astropolitical
- biopolitical
- culturopolitical
- cyberpolitical
- econopolitical
- ecopolitical
- ethicopolitical
- ethnopolitical
- europolitical

## Related Forms
- politician
- politicize
- politick
- politico

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: -ical - relating to

## Etymology
From politic + -al.

## AI Etymology
Political comes from politic + -al. In present-day English it covers relating to government, the state, or the way a country is run and relating to the power, influence, and competition between people or groups within an organization. The wider family includes derived forms such as aeropolitical, antipolitical, apolitical, astropolitical, biopolitical and related forms such as politician, politicize, politick, politico.

## Topics
- Politics & International Affairs

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