| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | po·lit·i·cal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p -l t -kl |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of, relating to, or dealing with the structure or affairs of government, politics, or the state. 2. Relating to, involving, or characteristic of politics or politicians: “Calling a meeting is a political act in itself” (Daniel Goleman). 3. Relating to or involving acts regarded as damaging to a government or state: political crimes. 4. Interested or active in politics: I'm not a very political person. 5. Having or influenced by partisan interests: The court should never become a political institution. 6. Based on or motivated by partisan or self-serving objectives: a purely political decision. | | OTHER FORMS: | po·liti·cal·ly —ADVERB
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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