n. A politician, especially one seen as being unprincipled.
adj. Obsolete form of politic.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In French history, a member of a party, formed soon after the massacre of St. Bartholomew (1572), which aimed at the reconciliation of the Huguenots and the Catholics.
Word Usage
"A "politique" to her fingertips, Catharine had neither sympathy nor patience with the fanatics who {212} would put their religion above peace and prosperity."