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A political body, or body politic; the whole body of people who are united one government, whatever may be the form of the government; a nation. Municipal law is a rule of conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state. Blackstone. The Puritans in the reign of Mary, driven from their homes, sought an asylum in Gene…

One versed in politics, or one who dabbles in state affairs.

n public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities. The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the stronger light there is shed upon them. More.

A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government. [Obs.] Statists indeed, And lovers of their country. Milton.

e people in a state, their health, their longevity, domestic economy, arts, property, and political strength, their resources, the state of the country, etc., or respecting any particular class or interest; especially, those facts which can be stated in numbers, or in tables of numbers, or in any tabular and classified…

Government by the state, or by political power, in distinction from government by ecclesiastical power. [R.] O. A. Brownson.

owed by of, but now by on or upon, and sometimes by over; as, to steal a march upon one's political rivals. She yesterday wanted to steal a march of poor Liddy. Smollett. Fifty thousand men can not easily steal a march over the sea. Walpole.

Same as Paster, 2. [Political Cant, U.S.]

A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult. I will stir up in England some black storm. Shak. Her sister Began to scold and raise up such a storm. Shak.

king no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot. [Political Cant, U.S.] Straight arch (Arch.), a…

A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant]

tion; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe. [Colloq. U.S.]

One who possesses or exercises the political right of suffrage; a voter.

Ruin of one's own interests. "Intestine war, which may be justly called political suicide." V. Knox.

Capacity for swallowing; voracity. There being nothing too gross for the swallow of political rancor. Prof. Wilson.

cticed by the French Confédération Générale du Travail) which aims to abolish the present political and social system by means of the general strike (as distinguished from the local or sectional strike) and direct action of whatever kind (as distinguished from action which takes effect only through the medium of politi…

Sworn brotherhood; a society in ancient Greece nearly resembling a modern political club.

A political union, confederation, or league. [R.] Burke.

aining to or designating a dynasty with which one Hung-Siu- Chuen, a half-religious, half-political enthusiast, attempted to supplant the Manchu dynasty by the Taiping rebellion, incited by him in 1850 and suppressed by General Gordon about 1864.

ing; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.