politic
adjective
pol·i·tic
ˈpä-lə-ˌtik 
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Politic behavior in class always requires a respectful attitude toward your teacher. It's never politic to ask for a raise when your boss is in a terrible mood. And once teenagers learn to drive, they quickly learn the politic way to ask for the car—that is, whatever gets the keys without upsetting the parents. As you can see, politic can be used for many situations that have nothing to do with public politics.
Examples of politic in a Sentence
It would not be politic to ignore them.
the actor is politic in discussing the aborted film project, being content to say that there were “creative differences”
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Yet, while activist evangelical women worked with these groups, Schlafly’s Catholicism limited her ability to reach evangelicals who were more ambivalent about politic involvement.
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Emily Suzanne Johnson / Made By History, TIME, 3 June 2024
That doesn’t always gel with the sardonic remove the writers built into their material, nor the show’s prescient awareness of the sardonic tango of showbiz and politic power, personal branding and the possibility for genuinely populist adoration by those craving relief from being ignored.
—Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2022
Masks have become a hot-button politic issue during the pandemic, particularly in the U.S. Where they are worn is largely based on which state governors choose to enact mandatory laws around them, though this new trend of presidential merch masks takes things to a new level.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2020
Austin, the retired general with the little flag pin on his suit lapel, was the more politic witness.
—Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
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Emily Suzanne Johnson / Made By History, TIME, 3 June 2024
That doesn’t always gel with the sardonic remove the writers built into their material, nor the show’s prescient awareness of the sardonic tango of showbiz and politic power, personal branding and the possibility for genuinely populist adoration by those craving relief from being ignored.
—Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2022
Masks have become a hot-button politic issue during the pandemic, particularly in the U.S. Where they are worn is largely based on which state governors choose to enact mandatory laws around them, though this new trend of presidential merch masks takes things to a new level.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2020
Austin, the retired general with the little flag pin on his suit lapel, was the more politic witness.
—Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
See all Example Sentences for politic
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“Politic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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politic
adjective
pol·i·tic
ˈpäl-ə-ˌtik
: wise especially in dealing with others or in carrying out a policy
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