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πολιτικός — meaning in English

politikos

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English meaning

  • civil adj Relating to ordinary citizens and government, as opposed to the military or religion.
  • political adj Relating to government, politics, or the exercise of public power.
  • politician noun A person who holds or seeks elected or appointed government office.

Senses

πολιτικός is used for these senses in English:

  • civil (uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
  • political Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.
  • politician One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

civil — full definition

  1. adj Relating to ordinary citizens and government, as opposed to the military or religion.
  2. adj Polite and reasonably courteous, without being warm or friendly.
  3. adj Relating to private disputes between citizens, as opposed to criminal law.

political — full definition

  1. adj Relating to government, politics, or the exercise of public power.
  2. adj Motivated by internal power struggles rather than genuine merit.

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