Definitions for politic
ˈpɒl ɪ tɪkpolitic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. politicadjective

   marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness

   "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"

2. politic, smooth, suave, blandadjective

   smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

   "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. politicadjective

   Shrewd, prudent and expedient.

2. politicadjective

   Discreet and diplomatic.

3. politicadjective

   Artful, crafty or cunning.

4. Etymology: πολίτης.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. politic

   Politics (from Greek: Πολιτικά, politiká, 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and nonviolent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external force, including warfare against adversaries. Politics is exercised on a wide range of social levels, from clans and tribes of traditional societies, through modern local governments, companies and institutions up to sovereign states, to the international level. In modern nation states, people often form political parties to represent their ideas. Members of a party often agree to take the same position on many issues and agree to support the same changes to law and the same leaders. An election is usually a competition between different parties. A political system is a framework which defines acceptable political methods within a society. The history of political thought can be traced back to early antiquity, with seminal works such as Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Politics in the West, and Confucius's political manuscripts and Chanakya's Arthashastra in the non-Western cultures.

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1. politic

   Politic is an adjective that refers to something showing good judgment, wisdom, or shrewdness, often in a manipulative way, particularly in the management of public affairs, policies, or people. It can also describe something that is marked by tact, pragmatism, and expediency, specifically in achieving a particular outcome or in avoiding offense.

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1. Politicadjective

   of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body

2. Politicadjective

   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

3. Politicadjective

   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

4. Politicnoun

   a politician

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Politic

   pōl′i-tik, adj. pertaining to policy: well-devised: judicious in management: skilled in political affairs: prudent: discreet: cunning: (Shak.) concerned with politics.—adj. Polit′ical, pertaining to polity or government: pertaining to nations, or to parties in a nation who differ in their views of how it ought to be governed: derived from government.—adv. Polit′ically.—ns. Polit′icaster (Milt.), a petty politician; Politic′ian, one versed in or devoted to politics: a man of artifice and cunning.—adj. (Milt.) politic.—adv. Pol′iticly.—n.sing. Pol′itics, the art or science of government: the management of a political party: political affairs or opinions.—adj. Pol′itique (Bacon), political, civil.—n. Pol′ity, the constitution of the government of a state or an institution: civil constitution: a body of people arranged under a system of government.—Political economy, the science which treats of the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth; Political science, the science or study of government, as to its principles, aims, methods, &c.—Body politic, the whole body of a people, as constituting a state. [Fr. politique—Gr. politikos—politēs, a citizen.]

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How to pronounce politic?

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How to say politic in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of politic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of politic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of politic in a Sentence

1. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections, princes have courtiers. Only the virtuous have friends.

2. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

   Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.

3. William Punshon:

   Cowardice asks Is it safe Expediency asks Is it politic But Conscience asks Is it right

4. William Punshon:

   Cowardice asks: Is it safe? Expediency asks: Is it politic? But Conscience asks: Is it right?

5. June Jordan:

   If any of us hopes to survive, s/he must meet the extremity of the American female condition with immediate and political response. The thoroughly destructive and indefensible subjugation of the majority of Americans cannot continue except at the peril of the entire body politic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=politic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Politic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politic
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=politic
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=politic