POLITIC


Meaning of POLITIC in English

adj. & v.

--adj.

1. (of an action) judicious, expedient.

2 (of a person) prudent, sagacious.

3 political (now only in body politic).

--v.intr. (politicked, politicking) engage in politics.

Derivatives:

politicly adv.

Etymology: ME f. OF politique f. L politicus f. Gk politikos f. polites citizen f. polis city

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.