political

 
Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪtɪk(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1of or relating to the government or public affairs of a country: a period of political and economic stability
  • relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular party or group in politics: a decision taken for purely political reasons
  • interested in or active in politics: I’m not very political
  • motivated by a person’s beliefs or actions concerning politics: a political crime
  • 2chiefly derogatory done or acting in the interests of status or power within an organization rather than as a matter of principle.

Derivatives

politically

adverb
[sentence adverb]: politically, it was safer to sit on the fence