politics

pol-i-tics · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The activities associated with the governance of a country or area.

  2. 2.

    The activities of governments concerning political authority.

  3. 3.

    A particular set of political beliefs or principles.

  4. 4.

    Activities within an organization aimed at gaining power or status.

  5. 5.

    The academic study of government and the state.

Phrases & expressions

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    party politics — Political activities focused on party loyalty.
  • •
    office politics — Informal power struggles within an organization.
  • •
    play politics — Act for political advantage rather than principle.
  • •
    politics makes strange bedfellows — Political necessity brings unlikely allies together.

Related words

See also: election, government, policy, political
Synonyms: government, policy, statecraft

Etymology

From Greek politika ("affairs of the cities"), neuter plural of politikos ("of citizens, of the state"), from polites ("citizen"), from polis ("city").