Politic

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A Politician.

II. Politic ·adj Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. ·see under Body.

III. Politic ·adj 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.

IV. Politic ·adj 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.