adjective
politic
Relating to government or the organization of society.
The essay considers the health of the body politic.
Etymology
The Greek adjective concerns citizens and the affairs of a city or state. This sense preserves the direct connection with organized public life.
More examples
- The old text distinguishes private duties from politic responsibilities.
- The phrase body politic refers to society as an organized whole.
- The charter used politic in describing the community’s public organization.
Forms
politic