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politic
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of POLITIC
[more politic; most politic] formal
: showing good judgment especially in dealing with other people谨慎的；明智的 — see also body politic
- It would not be politic to ignore them.忽视他们是不明智的。
- a politic [=tactful] answer/decision明智的回答/决策
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.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
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”
Recent Examples on the Web For his part, Márki-Zay didn’t give the most politic concession speech. 
John Fund, National Review, 5 Apr. 2022 But some of those friends were decidedly less politic when contacted by a reporter. New York Times, 16 Oct. 2021 Meanwhile, as the early promise of a coronavirus-free summer has given way to new mask mandates and other restrictions, public hostility toward vaccine holdouts has spurred accusations of politic grandstanding, ignorance and selfishness. Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2021 Even the ever-politic Hough couldn't come to the animal rescue for the second week. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2020 These actions would be politic as well as morally correct, insuring that the Democratic Party’s most reliable base will be able to vote unimpeded in the 2022 midterms. Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020 The mass stoppage wasn't due to the coronavirus, but outrage over another pandemic, that of racial injustice, politic brutality, and the disregard for Black lives. Claire Zillman, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2020 Included with the politic petition were cellphone photos of Cole giving the Nazi salute and standing in front of the Auschwitz death camp in Germany. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2019 That included Erniece Winfield, who tried to politic for her son, Antoine Jr., to be drafted onto the Red Bulls. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Oct. 2019 See More
John Fund, National Review, 5 Apr. 2022 But some of those friends were decidedly less politic when contacted by a reporter. New York Times, 16 Oct. 2021 Meanwhile, as the early promise of a coronavirus-free summer has given way to new mask mandates and other restrictions, public hostility toward vaccine holdouts has spurred accusations of politic grandstanding, ignorance and selfishness. Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2021 Even the ever-politic Hough couldn't come to the animal rescue for the second week. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2020 These actions would be politic as well as morally correct, insuring that the Democratic Party’s most reliable base will be able to vote unimpeded in the 2022 midterms. Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020 The mass stoppage wasn't due to the coronavirus, but outrage over another pandemic, that of racial injustice, politic brutality, and the disregard for Black lives. Claire Zillman, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2020 Included with the politic petition were cellphone photos of Cole giving the Nazi salute and standing in front of the Auschwitz death camp in Germany. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2019 That included Erniece Winfield, who tried to politic for her son, Antoine Jr., to be drafted onto the Red Bulls. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 4 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English politik, pollitique "of spiritual or secular governance, political, sagacious, prudent," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French politique "of the state, political, of the regulation of social behavior," borrowed from Latin polīticus "of civil government, political" (Medieval Latin, "judicious, prudent"), borrowed from Greek polītikós "of citizens, civic, made up of citizens, of a statesman, of a state, political, public," from polī́tēs "citizen, freeman" + -ikos -ic entry 1 — more at police entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of politic was in the 15th century Phrases Containing politic
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