apolitical

apolitical
a) Having no interest in politics

The Queen is an figure.

b) Having no political relevance or function

The PMs visit to the school was entirely apolitical.

2. noun
A person with no involvement or no interest in politics.

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  • apolitical — (adj.) 1947, from a not (see A (Cf. a ) (3)) + POLITICAL (Cf. political) …   Etymology dictionary

  • apolitical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not interested or involved in politics …   English terms dictionary

  • apolitical — [ā΄pə lit′i kəl] adj. not concerned or connected with political matters apolitically adv …   English World dictionary

  • apolitical — [[t]e͟ɪpəlɪ̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is apolitical is not interested in politics. As a musician, you cannot be apolitical. Ant: political 2) ADJ If you describe an organization or an activity as apolitical, you mean that it is not… …   English dictionary

  • Apolitical — The state or quality of being apolitical can be the apathy and/or the antipathy towards all political affiliations.[1] Being apolitical can also refer to situations in which people take an unbiased position in regard to political matters. See… …   Wikipedia

  • apolitical — a|po|lit|i|cal [ˌeıpəˈlıtıkəl] adj not interested in politics, or not connected with any political party ▪ a group of apolitical young professional people ▪ an apolitical organization …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • apolitical — apolitically, adv. /ay peuh lit i keuhl/, adj. 1. not political; of no political significance: an apolitical organization. 2. not involved or interested in politics. [1950 55; A 6 + POLITICAL] * * * …   Universalium

  • apolitical — /eɪpəˈlɪtɪkəl / (say aypuh litikuhl) adjective 1. having no interest in political issues. 2. not involving obligations to a particular political party: the vote on this issue is apolitical …  

  • apolitical unpolitical — nonpolitical onpolitical adj. not political. Opposite of {political}. [Narrower terms: {apolitical, unpolitical}] [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • apolitical — adjective Date: 1935 1. having no interest or involvement in political affairs; also having an aversion to politics or political affairs 2. having no political significance • apolitically adverb • apoliticism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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