political

adj. of or relating to the state or its government; pertaining to politics, concerned with politics

Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. Although the term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, politics is observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions.Politics consists of "social relations involving authority or power" and refers to the regulation of a political unit, and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy.Political science (also political studies) is the study of political behavior and examines the acquisition and application of power. Related areas of study include political philosophy, which seeks a rationale for politics and an ethic of public behavior, and public administration, which examines the practices of governance.
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Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) nonpolitical
(similar) governmental
2. of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; "political opinions"
(pertainym) politics, political sympathies
3. of or relating to the profession of governing; "political career"
(pertainym) politics

(a.)
Politic; wise; also, artful.
  

(a.)
Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer.
  

(a.)
Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs.
  

(a.)
Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration.
  

Synonyms and related words:
absolute, administrative, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional, democratic, despotic, dictatorial, diplomatic, factional, factious, fascist, federal, federalist, federalistic, geopolitical, governmental, gubernatorial, heteronomous, matriarchal, matriarchic, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, national, official, oligarchal, oligarchic, parliamentarian, parliamentary, partisan, patriarchal, patriarchic, pluralistic, politic, politico-commercial, politico-diplomatic, politico-economic, politico-geographical, politico-judicial, politico-military, politico-moral, politico-religious, politico-scientific, politico-social, politico-theological, public, republican, self-governing, state, statesmanlike, suffragist, theocratic, totalitarian