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

apolitically

ˌā-pə-ˈli-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

apoliticism

ˌā-pə-ˈli-tə-ˌsi-zəm 

noun

Examples of apolitical in a Sentence

Although both of her parents are politicians, she's completely apolitical.

Recent Examples on the Web

Whereas the West Wing was a hard political space, the East Wing was a softer, apolitical space. —Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

Issues important to Prussing include city spending, community safety and an apolitical city council. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025

Bigelow has often been accused of being apolitical—or, because of her fascination with the codes, rites, and aesthetics of men at war, of advancing a gung-ho fetishization of American militarism. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025

Under Point Nine of the agreement, Gaza will be placed under a temporary technocratic administration led by an apolitical Palestinian committee responsible for managing day-to-day governance and public services. —Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for apolitical

• analytical
• diacritical
• hypercritical
• hypocritical
• nonpolitical
• parasitical
• supercritical
• critical
• geopolitical
• levitical
• noncritical
• political