apolitical

[ ey-puh-lit-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. not political; of no political significance:

   an apolitical organization.

2. not involved or interested in politics.

apolitical

/ ˌeɪpəˈlɪtɪkəl /

adjective

1. politically neutral; without political attitudes, content, or bias

Other Words From

• apo·liti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of apolitical¹

First recorded in 1950–55; a- ⁶ + political

Example Sentences

Trump’s novice Defense secretary pick and report of a planned ‘warrior board’ fuel concerns in some circles over the sanctity of the military’s apolitical traditions.

From Los Angeles Times

In a 2021 essay, she cited Trump’s “intensive efforts to chip away at the apolitical nature of the American military” as a means of using the armed forces to help him try to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.

From Los Angeles Times

“The military will remain professional and apolitical.”

From Los Angeles Times

You write that they sought "political transformation through moral improvement," as opposed to an apolitical or "white-defined" version of moral improvement.

From Salon

Not that the “The Roommate” is apolitical.

From Los Angeles Times