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Political \Po*lit"i*cal\, a.
1. Having, or conforming to, a settled system of
administration. [R.] "A political government." --Evelyn.
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2. Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics;
relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a
political writer. "The political state of Europe."
--Paley.
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3. Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state;
as, his political relations were with the Whigs.
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4. Politic; wise; also, artful. [Obs.] --Sterne.
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{Political economy}, that branch of political science or
philosophy which treats of the sources, and methods of
production and preservation, of the material wealth and
prosperity of nations.
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