πολιτικός πολῑτῐκός, ή, όν πολίτης of, for, or relating to citizens, Plat., etc. befitting a citizen, like a citizen, civic, civil, Lat. civilis, Thuc.; πολιτικωτέρα ἐγένετο ἡ ὀλιγαρχία more constitutional, Arist.:— adv., πολιτικῶς like a citizen, in a constitutional manner, Lat. civiliter, Dem. consisting of citizens, τὸ πολιτικόν, οἱ πολῖται, the community, Hdt., Thuc.: the civic force, opp. to οἱ σύμμαχοι, Xen., etc. living in a community, Arist. of or befitting a statesman, statesmanlike, Xen., Plat. belonging to the state or its administration, political, Lat. publicus, Thuc.: —ἡ πολιτική (sub. τέχνη) , the art of government, ἡ π. ἐπιστήμη or ἡ π. alone, the science of politics, Plat.: —τὰ πολιτικά, state-affairs, public matters, government, Thuc., etc. civil, municipal, opp. to natural or general, Dem. generally, of or for public life, public, opp. to κατʼ ἰδίας, Thuc., Xen.