POLITICAL


Meaning of POLITICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈli-ti-kəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin politicus

Date: 1551

1.

a. : of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of government

b. : of, relating to, or concerned with the making as distinguished from the administration of governmental policy

2. : of, relating to, involving, or involved in politics and especially party politics

3. : organized in governmental terms

political units

4. : involving or charged or concerned with acts against a government or a political system

political prisoners

• po·lit·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.