noun a politician.
2. politic ·adj of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. ·see under body.
3. politic ·adj pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong;
said of things; as, a politic treaty.
4. politic ·adj sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning;
said of persons.