Politic Definition

pŏlĭ-tĭk
politicked, politicking
adjective

Political.

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Having practical wisdom; prudent; shrewd; diplomatic.
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Crafty; unscrupulous.
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Prudently or artfully contrived; expedient, as a plan, action, remark, etc.
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Shrewd, prudent and expedient.

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verb
To engage in political campaigning, vote-getting, etc.
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noun

(archaic) A politician.

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Origin of Politic

  • Middle English politik from Old French politique from Latin polīticus political from Greek polītikos from polītēs citizen from polis city pelə-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek πολίτης (politÄ“s, “citizen").

    From Wiktionary

Politic Sentence Examples

  • Nasir Khan proved an active, politic and warlike prince.

  • In this and in other matters Richard found it politic to conciliate him.

  • Under Hofmeyr's politic control all declarations inconsistent with allegiance to the British Crown were omitted from the Bond's constitution.

  • He regulated affairs in Antioch, and tried to strengthen the north of Palestine generally against the arm of Zengi's successor, Nureddin, by renewing the old and politic alliance with Damascus interrupted since 1147, and by ceding Tellbashir, the one remnant of the county of Edessa, to Manuel of Constantinople.

  • The war began in Massachusetts, troops from New England flocking to the neighbourhood of Boston almost spontaneously; but the resistance, if it was to be effective, must have the support of the colonies to the southward, and the Virginia colonel who was serving on all the military committees of Congress, and whose experience in the Braddock campaign had made his name favourably known in England, was the obvious as well as the politic choice.

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