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politics
[ pol-i-tiks ]
noun
- the science or art of political government.
- the practice or profession of conducting political affairs.
- political affairs:
The advocated reforms have become embroiled in politics.
- political methods or maneuvers:
We could not approve of his politics in winning passage of the bill.
- political principles or opinions:
We avoided discussion of religion and politics. His politics are his own affair.
- use of intrigue or strategy in obtaining any position of power or control, as in business, university, etc.
- (initial capital letter, italics) a treatise (4th century b.c.) by Aristotle, dealing with the structure, organization, and administration of the state, especially the city-state as known in ancient Greece.
politics
/ ˈɒɪɪ /
noun
- functioning as singular the practice or study of the art and science of forming, directing, and administrating states and other political units; the art and science of government; political science
- functioning as singular the complex or aggregate of relationships of people in society, esp those relationships involving authority or power
- functioning as plural political activities or affairs
party politics
- functioning as singular the business or profession of politics
- functioning as singular or plural any activity concerned with the acquisition of power, gaining one's own ends, etc
company politics are frequently vicious
- functioning as plural opinions, principles, sympathies, etc, with respect to politics
his conservative politics
- functioning as plural
- the policy-formulating aspects of government as distinguished from the administrative, or legal
- the civil functions of government as distinguished from the military
Other Word Forms
- t·DZi·پ adjective
- ·DZi·پ adjective
Idioms and Phrases
- play politics,
- to engage in political intrigue, take advantage of a political situation or issue, resort to partisan politics, etc.; exploit a political system or political relationships.
- to deal with people in an opportunistic, manipulative, or devious way, as for job advancement.
More idioms and phrases containing politics
see play politics .Example Sentences
The psychological thriller was so influential that society continues to reference its premise in modern life — from personal relationships to politics — more than 90 years later.
According to a 2025 electoral commission report, only 45% of people aged 11 to 25 say they are interested in UK politics.
But John Logsdon, the former director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, told BBC Newshour that the latest exchange of Moon rocks have "very little to do with politics".
Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay urged the first minister to "end the era of divisive gender politics" in the wake of the landmark court ruling.
In politics, there is the truism and question, “ have you done for me lately?”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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