Apoliticism is apathy or antipathy towards all political affiliations.[1] A person may be described as apolitical if they are not interested or involved in politics.[2] Being apolitical can also refer to situations in which people take an unbiased position in regard to political matters.[3] The Collins English Dictionary defines apolitical as "politically neutral; without political attitudes, content, or bias".[4]
See also
- Abstention
- Anti-democracy
- Dealignment
- Disenchantment
- Independent (voter)
- Moderate
- Nonpartisan
- Non-voting
- Political alienation
- Political apathy
- Protest vote
- Rejectionism
- Religious rejection of politics
- Voter apathy
- Free
Footnotes
- ^ P.51, Rabin & Bowman
- ^ "Apolitical". lexico.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Iraq war inquiry: Sir John Chilcot vows to 'get to the heart' of decision to go to war". The Daily Telegraph. 24 Nov 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2012."My colleagues and I come to this task with open minds. We are apolitical and independent of any political party. We want to examine the evidence. We will approach our task in a way that is thorough, rigorous, fair and frank."
- ^ "Collins: Apolitical". Retrieved 10 Nov 2012.
References
- Rabin, Jack; Bowman, James S. (1984). Politics and Administration: Woodrow Wilson and American Public Administration. Public Administration and Public Policy. 22. New York: Dekker. ISBN 0-8247-7068-4
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