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apolitical

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a⋅po⋅lit⋅i⋅cal

  [ey-puh-lit-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. not political; of no political significance: an apolitical organization.
2. not involved or interested in politics.
Origin:
1950–55; a- 6 + political

Related forms:
a⋅po⋅lit⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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a·po·lit·i·cal   (ā'pə-lĭt'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Having no interest in or association with politics.

  2. Having no political relevance or importance: claimed that the President's upcoming trip was purely apolitical.

a'po·lit'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

apolitical 
1952, from a- "not" (see a- (3)) + political. First attested in writings of Mary McCarthy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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