political

Universal Words adjective 1 connected with the state, government or public affairs: a monarch without political power * He was a political prisoner (= one who was imprisoned because he was thought to be harmful to the state). 2 connected with the different groups working in politics, especially their policies and the competition between them: a political debate / party / leader * What are your political sympathies? 3 (of people) interested in or active in politics: She became very political at university. * I'm not a political animal (= person). 4 concerned with power, status, etc. within an organization, rather than with matters of principle: I suspect that he was dismissed for political reasons. seealsoPOLITICALLY