Pengertian Komunikasi Politik (political communication) Menurut Beberapa Ahli

Process by which a nation’s leadership, media, and citizenry exchange and confer meaning upon messages that relate to the conduct of public policy. (Perloff).

Communication (activity) considered political by virtue of its consequences (actual or potential) which regulate human conduct under the condition of conflict (Dan Nimmo). Kegiatan komunikasi yang dianggap komunikasi politik berdasarkan konsekuensinya (aktual maupun potensial) yang mengatur perbuatan manusia dalam kondisi konflik. Cakupan: komunikator (politisi, profesional, aktivis), pesan, persuasi, media, khalayak, dan akibat.
 

Communicatory activity considered political by virtue of its consequences, actual, and potential, that it has for the funcioning of political systems (Fagen, 1966).
 
Political communication refers to any exchange of symbols or messages that to a significant extent have been shaped by or have consequences for the political system (Meadow, 1980).

 
Komunikasi politik merupakan salah satu fungsi partai politik, yakni menyalurkan aneka ragam pendapat dan aspirasi masyarakat dan mengaturnya sedemikian rupa –“penggabungan kepentingan” (interest aggregation” dan “perumusan kepentingan” (interest articulation) untuk diperjuangkan menjadi public policy. (Miriam Budiardjo).