"political" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ Audio: en-us-political.ogg [US] Forms: political [positive], more political [comparative], most political [superlative]
Etymology: politic + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|politic|al}} politic + -al Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something is political if it is related to politics.
    Sense id: simple-political-en-adj-NdIC06Jq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al
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