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    pol·i·tic
    [ˈpälətik]
    adjective
    politic (adjective) · politick (adjective)
    1. (of an action) seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances:
      "I did not think it politic to express my reservations"
      • archaic
        (of a person) prudent and sagacious:
        "Henry of Navarre was a resolute, active, and politick prince"
    verb
    derogatory
    politic (verb) · politics (third person present) · politicked (past tense) · politicked (past participle) · politicking (present participle)
    1. engage in political activity:
      "agencies who politic and posture for no other reason than to promote themselves"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French politique ‘political’, via Latin from Greek politikos, from politēs ‘citizen’, from polis ‘city’.
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    adjective
    1. (of an action) seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances:
      wise
      prudent
      sensible
      judicious
      canny
      sagacious
      expedient
      shrewd
      astute
      discreet
      tactful
      diplomatic
      recommended
      advantageous
      beneficial
      profitable
      gainful
      desirable
      advisable
      appropriate
      suitable
      fitting
      apt
      timely
      opportune
      propitious
      provident
      well judged
      Opposite:
      inadvisable
      injudicious
      unwise
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