Definition of Politic

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Politic

Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body.

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.

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.

A politician.

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Politic Quotations

The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as it is born, and carries itself the causes of its destruction.
Jean Jacques Rousseau

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
B. R. Ambedkar

My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain features of a body politic and works according to economic principles similar to those by which the production of material goods is regulated.
Michael Polanyi

Politic Translations

politic in German is diplomatisch
politic in Hungarian is furfangos, politikus
politic in Spanish is sagaz
politic in Swedish is klok

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