Hedgewar kept RSS an ideologically active but an "apolitical" organization. The movement was egalitarian, apolitical, and pacifist, and resolutely avoided evangelism. The "Collins Dictionary" defines "apolitical" as "politically neutral; without political attitudes, content, or bias". Individuals in the state of nature were apolitical and asocial. His work has been described as absurdist, apolitical and confrontational. Initially, Mobutu's government was decidedly apolitical, even anti-political. Gillars' broadcasts initially were largely apolitical. But many modernists saw themselves as apolitical. The song received largely positive reviews from critics, who appreciated its simple, largely apolitical stance. Shannon was apolitical and an atheist. A few apolitical and affable gentlemen managed to belong to both. A debate ensued over whether communist educators could teach apolitical subjects. AA is nonprofessional, self-supporting, and apolitical. However, there are generally two major definitions, one being political and the other apolitical. His early works were almost entirely apolitical.