apolitical
adjective
apo·lit·i·cal
ˌā-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl 
1
: having no interest or involvement in political affairs
also
: having an aversion to politics or political affairs
2
: having no political significance
Examples of apolitical in a Sentence
Although both of her parents are politicians, she's completely apolitical.
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Bigelow has often been accused of being apolitical—or, because of her fascination with the codes, rites, and aesthetics of men at war, of advancing a gung-ho fetishization of American militarism.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Under Point Nine of the agreement, Gaza will be placed under a temporary technocratic administration led by an apolitical Palestinian committee responsible for managing day-to-day governance and public services.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
At a time when country artists were largely apolitical, the group was blacklisted by country radio stations and even faced death threats.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Other federal agencies have crafted similarly partisan messages from the typically apolitical civil service amid a legislative standoff largely over disagreements related to health care cuts.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Under Point Nine of the agreement, Gaza will be placed under a temporary technocratic administration led by an apolitical Palestinian committee responsible for managing day-to-day governance and public services.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
At a time when country artists were largely apolitical, the group was blacklisted by country radio stations and even faced death threats.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Other federal agencies have crafted similarly partisan messages from the typically apolitical civil service amid a legislative standoff largely over disagreements related to health care cuts.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Apolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apolitical. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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