Meaning of politick | Babel Free

Definitions

To engage in political activity.

intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Every important figure⟳ in communist China, ranging from city mayors to the chief executives of state-owned enterprises, will gather and politick for the next five days—and then choose⟳ a President of China to succeed⟳ Hu Jintao in 2012.”

“Now, explicit politicking is banned by the academy, though writing to your friends is not. There is a way to politick subtly, though, and Summit, Hurt⟳ Locker’s distributor had been doing it just right, with its perfect publicists getting word out about the movie and “friends of the filmmakers” hosting a series of private parties.”

“Individuals can oppose⟳ one another full-force on subjects like⟳ Obamacare, or a border⟳ wall, or the best person to fill⟳ a Supreme Court vacancy, in concert with this project. They can politick and debate⟳, protest⟳ and lobby, write⟳ Washington and picket Main Street.”

“Being Googley had a motto: “Don't politick. Use⟳ data.””

“The Queen doesn’t moan. Her son does. The Queen doesn’t politick. He can’t help⟳ himself.”

“The next three years, including municipal elections in 2026, will be dominated, therefore, by politicking over the place⟳ of the far right.”

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