apolitical

adjective

apo·​lit·​i·​cal ˌā-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl How to pronounce apolitical (audio)
1
: having no interest or involvement in political affairs
also : having an aversion to politics or political affairs
2
: having no political significance
apolitically adverb

Examples of apolitical in a Sentence

Although both of her parents are politicians, she's completely apolitical.
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Some longtime fans of the show feel the show has leaned a bit too MAGA recently, but Von claims to be largely apolitical. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 Supreme Court justices, and indeed all judges, are apolitical in a significant way. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024 Seemingly apolitical CEOs are privately raising this issue as their central concern about a Trump presidency, with the person insisting on anonymity to describe the private conversations with business leaders who want to stay out of the electoral spotlight. Fatima Hussein, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024 In recent years, the naive belief held by most Americans, that the Fed is an apolitical body of benevolent technocrats who would never use their immense, ring-of-Sauron-like power for anything but the good of humanity, has evaporated. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for apolitical 

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of apolitical was in 1919

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“Apolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apolitical. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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