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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As the Islamic Republic weathered Israel’s assault and retaliated with ballistic missiles of its own, the regime’s response was cheered on by Iranian writers, artists, and singers, many of whom are typically apolitical or in opposition to the government.
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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
Yet this naïveté is one reason the production went over budget and out of control — the folly of an apolitical approach to a political subject.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
Von, Rogan, and others like them have often been described as apolitical, and this assessment, true or not, added great weight to their endorsements of Trump.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
While some have praised the NFL’s messaging as progressive and necessary, others—like Bryant—believe such expressions risk alienating those who see football as a cultural space that should remain apolitical or neutral on social identity issues.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 June 2025
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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
Yet this naïveté is one reason the production went over budget and out of control — the folly of an apolitical approach to a political subject.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
Von, Rogan, and others like them have often been described as apolitical, and this assessment, true or not, added great weight to their endorsements of Trump.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
While some have praised the NFL’s messaging as progressive and necessary, others—like Bryant—believe such expressions risk alienating those who see football as a cultural space that should remain apolitical or neutral on social identity issues.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for apolitical
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“Apolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apolitical. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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