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What is the adjective for politics?

What's the adjective for politics? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs politicize, politicise, politicalize, politick and politize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

politic
  1. (archaic) Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
  2. (archaic, of things) Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong.
  3. (archaic) Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious
  4. Shrewd, prudent and expedient.
  5. Discreet and diplomatic.
  6. Artful, crafty or cunning.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. wise, prudent, expedient, judicious, diplomatic, sensible, astute, discreet, sagacious, perspicacious, sharp, well judged, in one's best interests, careful, cautious, wary, heedful, chary, alert, circumspect, watchful, considerate, vigilant, guarded, attentive, cagey, conservative, calculating, safe, gingerly, thoughtful, observant, discriminating, reserved, scrupulous, precautious, hesitant, reticent, leery, restrained, on the lookout, with eyes peeled, with reservations, canny, tactful, moderate, controlled, noncommittal, softly-softly, measured … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “Knowing Chris's sensitivity to criticism and the power he wields, it seems politic not to have this on the record.”
      “But these insurgent parties often quickly backslid on their founding principles when it became politic to do so.”
      “Such types feel impelled to state their vision of the truth boldly in circumstances where it would be more tactful and more politic to keep silent.”
political
  1. Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
  2. Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
  3. (pejorative) Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation.
  4. Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority.
  5. (of a person) Interested in politics.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. administrative, governmental, constitutional, state, ministerial, civic, official, diplomatic, legislative, bureaucratic, government, parliamentary, public, civil, doctrinal, economical, electoral, ethical, politic, policy-making, local government, party political, executive, organizational, presidential, organisational, top-level, procedural, red-tape, civil service, managerial, supervisory, regulatory, gubernatorial, sovereign, legal, magisterial, lawmaking, authoritative, controlling, ruling, regulative, departmental, directing, directorial, commanding, governing, directive, superintending, supervising … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “An understanding of a country's political environment in terms of how it affects business and organizations entails an understanding of that country's political culture.”
      “These programs could not have been developed to the degree that they have without the party's political motivations to expand their support base across the archipelago.”
politicized
  1. (of a person) politically aware or active
  2. (of a thing) given political characteristics or overtones
politicogeographical
  1. Of or pertaining to geography and politics.
politicoreligious
  1. Relating to politics and religion.
politicohistorical
  1. Relating to politics and history.
politicoethical
  1. Relating to politics and ethics.
politicised
  1. (British spelling) alternative form of politicized
politicizable
  1. Capable of being politicized.
politicall
  1. Obsolete form of political.
politicianlike
  1. Resembling a politician.
politicianly
  1. (rare) Befitting a politician.
politick
  1. Obsolete form of politic.
politique
  1. Obsolete form of politic.
politicizing
  1. present participle of politicize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. airing, campaigning, debating, discussing, lobbying, putting on the agenda, raising awareness of, politicising
politicising
  1. present participle of politicise
politicalized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of politicalize
politicalizing
  1. present participle of politicalize
politicked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of politick
  2. Synonyms:
      3. campaigned, canvassed, electioneered, ran, run, stumped, toured, ran for office, run for office, stood for office, solicited votes, took to the stump, taken to the stump, hit the trail, whistle-stopped, rang doorbells, rung doorbells, pressed the flesh, ran for, run for, stood for, shook hands and kiss babies, shaken hands and kiss babies, went to grass roots, gone to grass roots, pressured, forced, coerced, bulldozed, influenced, pressed, prest, pressurised, pressurized, badgered, compelled, dragooned, browbeat, browbeaten, drove, drave, driven, druv, intimidated, persuaded, pushed, bullied, hassled, hounded, impelled … more
politicking
  1. present participle of politick
  2. Synonyms:
      3. campaigning, canvassing, electioneering, running, stumping, touring, running for office, standing for office, soliciting votes, taking to the stump, hitting the trail, ringing doorbells, pressing the flesh, running for, standing for, shaking hands and kiss babies, going to grass roots, pressuring, forcing, coercing, bulldozing, influencing, pressing, pressurising, pressurizing, badgering, compelling, dragooning, browbeating, driving, intimidating, persuading, pushing, bullying, hassling, hounding, impelling, pestering, squeezing, bothering, goading, harassing, harrying, impressing, nagging, obliging, prodding, urging, bludgeoning, brainwashing … more
politized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of politize
politizing
  1. present participle of politize
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