(derogatory) A style of politics that evades rather than addresses problems; ostrichism.

The various political viewpoints represented as a continuum, ranging from the extreme left to the extreme right.

plural of political spectrum

plural of political spectrum

Politics concerned with the survival of the state.

Politics concerned with the well-being of the citizens.

plural of body politic

(intransitive, idiomatic, derogatory) to act or say something according to political ambition, self-interest, and gamesmanship instead of moral conviction and altruism; to politick

in a politically correct way

(UK) A heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally intended to be misread at a glance as "police notice", thus imparting a spurious authority, and often using similar typography to genuine police notices; may now be meant or read literally by those unaware of the original purpose.