how to pronounce politic

/ˈpɑːləˌtɪk/

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politic is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of politic in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of like very pragmatic real politic of …”

meanings of politic

adjective:

Discreet and diplomatic.
Artful, crafty or cunning.
Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious.
Shrewd, prudent and expedient.
Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong.
Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.

noun:

A politician.

verb:

To engage in political activity; politick.

politic frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word politic occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics politic can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that politic can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;