politic
po luh tik
- a marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels
a politic decision
a politic manager
a politic old scoundrel
a shrewd and politic reply - s smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
- In opposing Bush's hard-line policy, the Democratic candidate has challenged a golden rule of Florida politics.
- A one-stop shop for the latest political happenings at any hour of the day.
- Armstrong has hinted at a future in politics.