Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Political means relating to the way power is achieved and used in a country or society.
All other ~ parties there have been completely banned...
The Canadian government is facing another ~ crisis.
...a democratic ~ system...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
see also party ~
~ly
They do not believe the killings were ~ly motivated...
Politically and economically this is an extremely difficult question.
ADV: ADV adj/adv, ADV with v, ADV with cl
2.
Someone who is ~ is interested or involved in politics and holds strong beliefs about it.
This play is very ~.
ADJ