apolitical
adjective
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adj
Etymology: From a- + political.
- Having no interest or involvement in politics.
“The Queen is an apolitical figure.”
- Having no political relevance or function.
“The PM's visit to the school was entirely apolitical.”
- Politically neutral, unbiased, nonaligned and free from party politics.
“My colleagues and I come to this task with open minds, we are apolitical and independent of any political party.”
“What, exactly, the criteria for this designation will be remains unclear but the ultimate aim, some analysts suspect, is to purge officers deemed insufficiently loyal to Mr. Trump – a litmus test, they warn, that’s incompatible with an apolitical military.”
noun
Etymology: From a- + political.
- A person with no involvement or no interest in politics.
- An unbiased candidate or voter, free of a party platform.
- A neutral or uncommitted person.