adjective. Showing sound or pragmatic judgment; prudent; judicious.

Of or pertaining to politics, or the science of government; having to do with politics.

Of or pertaining to civil as distinguished from religious or military affairs; civil; political.

Hence Of or pertaining to officers of state; official; state.

That constitutes the state; consisting of citizens: as, the body politic (that is, the whole body of the people as constituting a state).

Existing by and for the state; popular; constitutional.

In keeping with policy; wise; prudent; fit; proper; expedient: applied to actions, measures, etc.

Characterized by worldly wisdom or craftiness; subtle; crafty; scheming; cunning; artful: applied to persons or their devices: as, a politic prince.

noun. A politician.

noun. A politician.

adjective. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political. See under body.

adjective. Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things.

adjective. Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons.

adjective. Shrewd, prudent and expedient.

adjective. Discreet and diplomatic.

adjective. Artful, crafty or cunning.

noun. A politician.

adjective. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness

adjective. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

"Palin, if you wanted to stay in politic you should have stayed as Governor of Alaska, but you decided to sell a book you did not write, so who do you think want to hear any thing you have to say."