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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Although the royals are meant to be apolitical, they are often deployed to try to secure favorable relations with world leaders. Andrew MacAskill and Kate Holton, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025 Staying apolitical in his work, Lynch expressed the personal idiosyncrasy that reflected his upbringing in Midwest America (born in Missoula, Mont., and of Finnish-Danish heritage) as well as his private, frightened knowledge of national terror. Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025 There are people who believe that science is supposed to be apolitical. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025 Today, cadets and midshipmen at the academies study theories of civil-military relations that emphasize the apolitical nature of military service and a strict separation of military institutions from partisan concerns. Ryan Shaw / Made By History, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025 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 16 Mar. 2025.

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