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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Crucially, Western vendors were apolitical and seemed unconcerned that their technologies were being used to undermine civil liberties.
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Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2023
In avoiding the conflicts of the era, Payne also deflects conflicts of today: his blandly apolitical view of the early seventies seems almost designed not to trouble consciences or spark debates.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
Officially, both relentlessly self-define as apolitical.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
Sloan shows how a court hardly apolitical and largely loyal to F.D.R. was nevertheless divided on the issues of the day.
—New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
But in recent years, that relationship has, to some extent, broken down, because some of the hard-core faith groups have become, in some ways, apolitical.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
At worst, the girl is an apolitical neutralizer of direct action.
—Alex Quicho, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
Jeremy Tate, the founder of Classic Learning Initiatives, the company that developed the test, insisted that the CLT is apolitical.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
And Washington, starring in his fifth Fuqua extravaganza, is also essentially apolitical, no matter how fervently his fans want to think his movies represent some concoction of ethnic and social principles.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Sep. 2023
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Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2023
In avoiding the conflicts of the era, Payne also deflects conflicts of today: his blandly apolitical view of the early seventies seems almost designed not to trouble consciences or spark debates.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
Officially, both relentlessly self-define as apolitical.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
Sloan shows how a court hardly apolitical and largely loyal to F.D.R. was nevertheless divided on the issues of the day.
—New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
But in recent years, that relationship has, to some extent, broken down, because some of the hard-core faith groups have become, in some ways, apolitical.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
At worst, the girl is an apolitical neutralizer of direct action.
—Alex Quicho, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
Jeremy Tate, the founder of Classic Learning Initiatives, the company that developed the test, insisted that the CLT is apolitical.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
And Washington, starring in his fifth Fuqua extravaganza, is also essentially apolitical, no matter how fervently his fans want to think his movies represent some concoction of ethnic and social principles.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Apolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apolitical. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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