politic

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
politic/ˈpɒlətɪk/

▶adjective (of an action) seeming sensible and judicious in the circumstances.

■ (also politick) archaic (of a person) prudent and sagacious.

▶verb (politics, politicking, politicked) (often as noun politicking) often derogatory engage in political activity.

– origin ME: from OFr. politique ‘political’, via L. from Gk politikos, from politēs ‘citizen’, from polis ‘city’.