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• political — pol‧it‧i‧cal [pəˈlɪtɪkl] adjective relating to the politics and government of a country, city etc: • The US has two main political parties. • the workers struggle for political power * * * political UK US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ adjective ► GOVERNMENT,… …   Financial and business terms

• Political — Po*lit i*cal, a. 1. Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. [R.] A political government. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• political — I adjective administrative, bureaucratic, civic, civilis, governmental, partisan, public, publicus associated concepts: political question II index …   Law dictionary

• political — politically, adv. /peuh lit i keuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with politics: political writers. 2. of, pertaining to, or connected with a political party: a political campaign. 3. exercising or seeking power in the governmental or …   Universalium

• political — 01. The human rights organization Amnesty International works on behalf of people whom it considers to be [political] prisoners in jails throughout the world. 02. The governor is fighting for his [political] life as a result of the recent scandal …   Grammatical examples in English

• political — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ▪ We have no intention of getting political. ADVERB ▪ highly, very …   Collocations dictionary

• political — 1. noun /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ a publication centred around politics 2. adjective /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ a) concerning or related to politics, the art and process of governing Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by… …   Wiktionary

• political — adjective Etymology: Latin politicus Date: 1551 1. a. of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of government b. of, relating to, or concerned with the making as distinguished from the administration of governmental policy 2. of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• political science — political scientist. a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. [1770 80] * * * Academic discipline concerned with the empirical study of government and politics. Political scientists… …   Universalium

• political economy — political economist. 1. a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions. 2. (in the 17th 18th centuries) the art of management of communities, esp. as… …   Universalium

• Political risk — is a type of risk faced by investors, corporations, and governments. It is a risk that can be understood and managed with proper aforethought and investment.Broadly, political risk refers to the complications businesses and governments may face… …   Wikipedia