Sentence:  First of all, she's probably the most popular politics-<WSD>adjacent</WSD> figure in the country. She's not a politician. She's never run for anything, but I have said for a long time – I think we all agree – if she did ever want to run for something, she would be right at the front of the line. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.