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Definition of "politick" []

  • To engage in or discuss politics. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "politick" in a sentence
  • "As a comms man (others can decide on my competence or lack of it … and often do!), I think there's not enough honesty and far too much of an attempt to be "politick"."
  • "While it's an odd sight, a federal judge dabbling in politics to excise politics from the judicial sphere, there is a serious question here: When may a judge, sworn to "faithfully and impartially" apply law, politick to change it?"
  • "She has no choice but to navigate through the intrigue-laden Imperial Court, where she must politick with the Dragoneyes and their allies even as she works to master her own inconsistent powers."