polite
— Adjective
– English
~ showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
polite
— Adjective
– English
~ not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
politely
— Adverb
– English
~ in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'"
politeness
— Noun
– English
~ a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
politeness
— Noun
– English
~ the act of showing regard for others
politesse
— Noun
– English
~ courtesy towards women
politic
— Adjective
– English
~ smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
politic
— Adjective
– English
~ marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"
political machine
— Noun
– English
~ a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"
political action committee
— Noun
– English
~ committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
political orientation
— Noun
– English
~ an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
political arena
— Noun
– English
~ a sphere of intense political activity
political platform
— Noun
– English
~ a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"
political campaign
— Noun
– English
~ a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"
political hack
— Noun
– English
~ a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
political campaign
— Noun
– English
~ the campaign of a candidate to be elected
political entity
— Noun
– English
~ a unit with political responsibilities
political liberty
— Noun
– English
~ one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country
political commissar
— Noun
– English
~ an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit
political economy
— Noun
– English
~ the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management