Synonyms for political
pəˈlɪt ɪ kəlpo·lit·i·cal

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1. politicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   politic

   Antonyms:
   nonpolitical

2. politicaladjective

   A political agent or officer.

   Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition

   Synonyms:
   politic

   Antonyms:
   nonpolitical

3. politicaladjective

   concerning a polity or its administrative components

   Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers

   Synonyms:
   politic

   Antonyms:
   nonpolitical

4. politicaladjective

   motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation

   Synonyms:
   politic

   Antonyms:
   nonpolitical

5. politicaladjective

   of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority

   Synonyms:
   politic

   Antonyms:
   nonpolitical

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1. politicaladjective

   involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

   "calling a meeting is a political act in itself"- Daniel Goleman; "political pressure"; "a political machine"; "political office"; "political policy"

   Antonyms:
   unpolitical, apolitical, nonpolitical

2. politicaladjective

   of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power

   "political opinions"

   Antonyms:
   nonpolitical, apolitical, unpolitical

3. politicaladjective

   of or relating to the profession of governing

   "political career"

   Antonyms:
   unpolitical, nonpolitical, apolitical

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1. politicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   civil, CIVIC, public, politic, national

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1. List of paraphrases for "political":

   policy, policies, politics, politically, politician, politique, politiques, politicians, polices, chengchi, político, política, politiche, políticos

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1. Michel Foucault:

   The work of an intellectual is not to mould the political will of others; it is, through the analyses that he does in his own field, to re-examine evidence and assumptions, to shake up habitual ways of working and thinking, to dissipate conventional familiarities, to re-evaluate rules and institutions and to participate in the formation of a political will (where he has his role as citizen to play).

2. Adam Schiff:

   It certainly appears that they were using the Justice Department to go after the president’s political enemies. There’s a lot we don’t know, obviously.

3. Veteran Republican strategist Liz Mair:

   The tone of some of my tweets concerning Iowa was at odds with that which Gov. Walker has always encouraged in political discourse, i wish Gov. Walker and his team all the best.

4. David Kelly:

   The whole world is weary of this thing. It's leading to international frustration with governments that haven't been able to control it, this is a virus that is smarter than our political systems.

5. Cui Yiankai:

   What worries me is indeed the lack of transparency, not in terms of science, not in terms of medical treatment, but in terms of some of the political developments.