apolitical
adjective
apo·lit·i·cal
ˌā-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl 
1
: having no interest or involvement in political affairs
also
: having an aversion to politics or political affairs
2
: having no political significance
Examples of apolitical in a Sentence
Although both of her parents are politicians, she's completely apolitical.
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Meanwhile, King Charles — an apolitical head-of-state — is more concerned with giving the president a royal treatment as Downing Street hopes to find diplomatic stability with the volatile administration.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Friends told Klippenstein that Robinson was generally apolitical and socially integrated online.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The quiet schism in sports over whether to acknowledge Kirk as an important figure cut down in a senseless murder may reflect today’s uneasy balance between conservative power and the norms of what are often regarded as apolitical spaces, particularly by conservatives themselves.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
This runs counter to the apolitical nature of the Contest.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Friends told Klippenstein that Robinson was generally apolitical and socially integrated online.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The quiet schism in sports over whether to acknowledge Kirk as an important figure cut down in a senseless murder may reflect today’s uneasy balance between conservative power and the norms of what are often regarded as apolitical spaces, particularly by conservatives themselves.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
This runs counter to the apolitical nature of the Contest.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for apolitical
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“Apolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apolitical. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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