(1):
(a.) Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer.
(2):
(a.) Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs.
(3):
(a.) Politic; wise; also, artful.
(4):
(a.) Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration.