politic
sagaciously tactful and shrewd in dealing with people to gain advantage
Politic in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing politic in a sentence.
It would not be politic to challenge the chairman's proposal in front of the full board.
It would not be politic to criticize the donor at the very banquet she was funding.
Using “politic” well
As an adjective, politic means shrewdly tactful and expedient, distinct from the noun politics. It can imply self-interested calculation as much as wisdom.
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