Politique
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A politician, especially one seen as being unprincipled. derogatory
"Modern historical assessments of Cecil have veered from that of the cynical, secular politique to the image of the committed Protestant ideologue […]"
- 1 Obsolete form of politic. alt-of, obsolete
"And surely me thinketh we cannot better bestowe our time on the Sea, then in aduice how to behaue our selues when we come to the shore: for greater daunger is there to ariue in a straunge countrey where the inhabitauntes be politique, then to be tossed with the troublesome waues, where the Marriners be vnskilfull."
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More examples"Modern historical assessments of Cecil have veered from that of the cynical, secular politique to the image of the committed Protestant ideologue […]"
Etymology
From French politique, from Latin politicus. Doublet of politic.
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