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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: politicus; POLITIC]
relating to the government, politics, and public affairs of a country
-see also politically politically
::Education is now a major political issue.
::a time of political and social change
political party/system/institutions
::The U.S. has two main political parties.
::The UN is seeking a political solution rather than a military one.
::political jokes
::the workers' struggle for political power
relating to the ways that different people have power within a group, organization etc
::a purely political decision
::The appointment was given to Wellington, mainly for political reasons.
[not before noun] interested in or active in politics
::Most students aren't very political.
political football
a difficult problem which opposing politicians argue about or which each side deals with in a way that will bring them advantage
::Funding of the health service has become a political football.