politics
See also: polítics
English
Etymology
From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state').
Pronunciation
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Noun
politics (countable and uncountable, plural politics)
- (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- 1996, Jan Jindy Pettman, Worlding Women: A feminist international politics, pages ix-x:
- There are by now many feminisms (Tong, 1989; Humm, 1992). [...] They are in shifting alliance or contest with postmodern critiques, which at times seem to threaten the very category 'women' and its possibilities for a feminist politics.
- 1996, Jan Jindy Pettman, Worlding Women: A feminist international politics, pages ix-x:
- (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
- He made a career out of politics.
- (countable) One's political stands and opinions.
- Their politics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.
- (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, influence or conflict.
Verb
politics
- third-person singular simple present indicative of politic
Derived terms
Terms derived from politics
Related terms
Terms etymologically related to politics
Translations
a methodology and activities associated with running a government
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Further reading
- “politics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “politics”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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