Legal Definition and Related Resources of Political

Pertaining to or concerned with the administration of the government and its policies. Having to do with organization or action of individuals, parties , or interests that seek to control the appointment or action of those who manage the affairs of a state . In the context of extradition treaties, it should be noted that offenses of a political character are invariably excepted from the list of offenses for which extradition may be obtained. A political offense is one committed in connection with or as part of a political- disturbance or in furtherance of a bona fide struggle for political power .

Pertaining to policy, or the administration of the government. 90 111. 563, Political rights are those which may be exercised in the formation or administration of the. government; rights being synonymous with power. 90 111. 563. They are distinguished from civil rights, which are the rights which a man enjoys as regards other individuals, and not in relation to the government. A political corporation is one which has principally for its object the administration of the government or to which the powers of government, or a part of such powers, have been delegated. 1 Bouv. Inst, notes 182, 197, 198.

adjective

• administrative
• bureaucratic
• civic
• civilis
• governmental
• partisan
• public
• publiais Associated Concepts: political question

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Etimology of “-ical”

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compound adjectival word-forming element, usually interchangeable with -ic but sometimes with specialized sense (such as historic/historical, politic/political), Middle English, from Late Latin -icalis, from Latin -icus + -alis (see -al (1)). Probably it was needed because the forms in -ic often took on a noun sense (for example physic). Forms in -ical tend to be attested earlier in English than their twins in -ic.

Etimology of politico-

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word-forming element meaning “political and,” from Latinized combining form of Greek politikos (see political).

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This term is an adjetive.

Etimology of Political

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1550s, “pertaining to a polity, civil affairs, or government;” from Latin politicus “of citizens or the state” (see politic (adj.)) + -al (1). Meaning “taking sides in party politics” (usually pejorative) is from 1749. Political prisoner first recorded 1860; political science is from 1779 (first attested in Hume). Political animal translates Greek politikon zoon (Aristotle, “Politics,” I.ii.9) “an animal intended to live in a city; a social animal.”