politick

American

[pol-i-tik] / ˈpɒl ɪ tɪk /

verb (used without object)

to engage in politicking.

verb (used with object)

to influence, accomplish, or promote by politicking.

Somehow he politicked the bill through both houses of Congress.

Other Word Forms

outpolitick verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of politick

1915–20; earlier politic, verbal derivative of politic; later as back formation from politicking

Example Sentences

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We know they politick from leaked accounts, and we know how the conclave is supposed to work from Vatican documents that detail the process.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2019

Brosnan plays former IRA member and Irish Deputy Minister Liam Hennessy, who attempts to politick his way around the aftermath of the bombing, which is claimed by a rogue IRA cell.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2017

Brown, who typically prefers to politick in private, was a very public campaigner for the deal he negotiated with fellow Democratic legislative leaders.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2017

He’s not the strongest Spanish speaker, which Kaine himself readily admits, but he has the proficiency and, more importantly, the confidence to actually get out there and politick in a non-native language.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2016

This was a Son of the politick King of the Machapunga, I spoke of before, and has the most Cunning of any Indian I ever met withal.

From A New Voyage to Carolina, containing the exact description and natural history of that country; together with the present state thereof; and a journal of a thousand miles, travel'd thro' several nations of Indians; giving a particular account of their customs, manners, etc. by Lawson, John

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