O-Voca: Pairs of Adjectives (Politic vs Political)

 politic
/ˈpäləˌtik/
adjective

adjective: politic
(of an action) seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances.
"I did not think it politic to express my reservations"
synonyms: wise, prudent, sensible, judicious, canny, well judged, sagacious, expedient, shrewd, astute, discreet, tactful, diplomatic
antonyms: inadvisable, injudicious, unwise

ARCHAIC
(of a person) prudent and sagacious.
adjective: politick

verb 
verb: politic; 3rd person present: politics; past tense: politicked; past participle: politicked; gerund or present participle: politicking

engage in political activity.
"news of this unseemly politicking invariably leaks into the press"


 political
/pəˈlidək(ə)l/
adjective

adjective: political
relating to the government or the public affairs of a country.
"a period of political and economic stability"
synonyms: governmental, government, local government, ministerial, parliamentary, party political, diplomatic, legislative, policy-making, constitutional, public, civic, state, administrative, bureaucratic
"the political affairs of the nation"

relating to the ideas or strategies of a particular party or group in politics.
"a decision taken for purely political reasons"
synonyms: activist, active, militant, factional, partisan, party, party political
"he certainly wasn't a political animal"
interested in or active in politics.
"I'm not very political"

motivated or caused by a person's beliefs or actions concerning politics.
"a political crime"
DEROGATORY
relating to, affecting, or acting according to the interests of status or authority within an organization rather than matters of principle.