Synonyms for

Political

Verb / pʌˈlɪtʌkʌl / / pʌˈlɪtɪkʌl / Another word for political — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Related to government and public affairs.

Synonyms & similar words

nonpolitical governmental public civic state national federal partisan ideological strategic tactical diplomatic policy administrative regulatory lawful juridical constitutional legislative executive judicial

Synonyms by register

Formal

governmental civic state administrative

Informal

party election-related campaign

Literary

civic statecraft

Antonyms

apolitical nonpolitical neutral unbiased impartial objective

Common collocations

  • political science
  • political party
  • political system
  • political power
  • political climate
  • political debate
  • political arena
  • political influence

Word family

noun politics
adverb politically

Usage note

Refers to matters concerning government, public affairs, or the state. Can sometimes carry a negative connotation implying manipulation or self-interest.

Example sentences

  1. The students learned about political systems in their social studies class.
  2. The election brought a lot of political discussions to the dinner table.
  3. The politician promised to lower taxes if elected.
  4. The newspaper had a lot of political articles in it.
  5. The political debate was intense and emotional.

Quotes

  • The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'bloodsucking parasites'. - Larry Hardiman
  • In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. - Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. - Groucho Marx

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