Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apolitical

/ˌeɪpəlˈɪtɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: apo-lit-i-cal
IPA: /ˌeɪpəlˈɪtɪkəl/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no interest or involvement in politics.

adj

Having no political relevance or function.

adj

Politically neutral, unbiased, nonaligned and free from party politics.

noun

A person with no involvement or no interest in politics.

noun

An unbiased candidate or voter, free of a party platform.

noun

A neutral or uncommitted person.

Example Sentences

"The Queen is an apolitical figure."
"The PM's visit to the school was entirely apolitical."
"My colleagues and I come to this task with open minds, we are apolitical and independent of any political party."
"What, exactly, the criteria for this designation will be remains unclear but the ultimate aim, some analysts suspect, is to purge officers deemed insufficiently loyal to Mr. Trump – a litmus test, they warn, that’s incompatible with an apolitical military."
"But like so much in the Trump administration, what was once considered apolitical is now labeled political."

Etymology

From a- + political.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Inflected Forms

more apolitical (comparative) most apolitical (superlative) apoliticals (plural)

Derived Forms

apoliticality

Synonyms

unpolitical

Rhymes With

non-political critical analytical hypocritical geopolitical uncritical nonpolitical hypercritical

Questions

How do you pronounce apolitical?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪpəlˈɪtɪkəl/.
What does apolitical mean?: Having no interest or involvement in politics.
Where does apolitical come from?: From a- + political.

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