Political Pəˈlɪtɪkl Government Connected Adjective Monarch Power Prisoner

• a monarch without political power
• he was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison for holding opinions that the government thought dangerous).
• a period of political stability
• a political situation/crisis

political

1. connected with the state, government or public affairs
• a monarch without political power
• He was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison for holding opinions that the government thought dangerous).
• a period of political stability
• a political situation/crisis
• The police force is facing intense political pressure to reopen the investigation.
2. connected with the different groups working in politics, especially their policies and the competition between them
• a political party/leader/opponent
• What are your political sympathies?
• Peace organizations are being used as fronts for political agendas.
• a successful political career
• the right to participate in political processes.
• the US political system

Extra Examples

• This whole issue has become highly political.
• the first purely political decision taken by the EU
• the overtly political works of Leon Golub
3. interested in or active in politics
• She became very political at university.
• I'm not a political animal (= person who is interested in politics).
4. connected with power, status, etc. within an organization, rather than with matters of principle
• I suspect that he was dismissed for political reasons.
• We have no intention of getting political.