VERBS
be | become
ADV
highly, very
The decision to close the hospital became very political when local leaders started campaigning against it.
VERB + POLITICAL ASYLUM
apply for, ask for, claim, demand, seek | grant sb, offer sb
PHRASES
an application for political asylum
adj
Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition.
As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers.
Inappropriately motivated by political calculation, as it pertains to elections, power dynamics, ideologies, etc.
The media alleged that the Federal Reserve chairman’s decision to cut rates before the election was political.
Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.
Interested in politics.
noun
A political agent or officer.
One such officer was Count Nikolai Ignatiev, a brilliant and ambitious political, who enjoyed the ear of the Tsar and burned to settle his country's scores with the British.
A publication focusing on politics.
A political prisoner.
A contentious political issue or problem that is often debated or discussed, but that remains unresolved; an issue or problem which is avoided by authorities and handed off to others.
Last week the most curious sidelight on Winston Churchill's recent trip to Italy was the revelation that Sicily was once again becoming a political football at the toe of the Itali
Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition.
WiktionaryAs a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can
WiktionaryIn an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been
WiktionaryOne such officer was Count Nikolai Ignatiev, a brilliant and ambitious political, who enjoyed the ear of the Tsar and burned to settle his country's scores with the British.
WiktionaryThe war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.
Tatoeba · #1936Communism was the political system in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, but that stopped in 1993.
Tatoeba · #19259i Register
In some senses, political is marked as derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.