English

political

/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.

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    Origin

    From politic + -al.

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    • partEnglishpolitic “Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.”
      • borrowedMiddle Frenchpolitique
        • borrowedLatinpolīticus
    • partEnglish-al “Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adject…”
      • inheritedMiddle English-al
        • borrowedOld French-al
        • borrowedOld French-el
        • borrowedLatin-ālis “-al”
      • derivedEnglishaldehyde “Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attac…”
        • borrowedGermanAldehyd

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