- 1. a. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body. Source: opted
- 2. a. Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty. Source: opted
- 3. a. 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; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons. Source: opted
- 4. n. A politician. Source: opted
- 5. adj. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication Source: wordnet
- 7. j:100 a. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness s. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication Source: ecdict
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