Usually means: Art or science of government.
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We found 32 dictionaries that define the word politic:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. politic: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. politic: Merriam-Webster
  3. politic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. politic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. politic: Collins English Dictionary
  6. politic: Vocabulary.com
  7. Politic, politic: Wordnik
  8. politic: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. politic: Wiktionary
  10. politic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. politic: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. politic: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Politic, politic: Dictionary.com
  14. politic (adj.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. politic: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Politic, The Politic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Politic: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. politic: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. politic: Rhymezone
  20. Politic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. politic: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. politic: FreeDictionary.org
  23. politic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. politic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. politic: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. politic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. politic: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. politic: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. politic: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. politic: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See politicing as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  (archaic) Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
adjective:  (archaic, of things) Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong.
adjective:  (archaic) Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious
adjective:  Shrewd, prudent and expedient; showing policy.
adjective:  Discreet and diplomatic.
adjective:  Artful, crafty or cunning.
noun:  (archaic) A politician.
noun:  A politics; a set of political beliefs.
verb:  Alternative spelling of politick [(intransitive) To engage in political activity.]

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