Vocabulary : Polite to Politician

Polite : Smooth; polished. ;; Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. ;; Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. ;; To polish; to refine; to render polite.
Politely : In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy. ;; In a polite manner; with politeness.
Politeness : High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance. ;; The quality or state of being polite; refinement of manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance; obliging attentions.
Politesse : Politeness.
Politic : Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body. ;; Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty. ;; Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons. ;; A politician.

Political : Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. ;; Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer. ;; Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs. ;; Politic; wise; also, artful.
Politicalism : Zeal or party spirit in politics.
Politically : In a political manner. ;; Politicly; artfully.
Politicaster : A petty politician; a pretender in politics.
Politician : One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman. ;; One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician. ;; Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful.

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