politics
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: polítics
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑl.ɪ.tɪks/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: pol‧i‧tics
Etymology[edit]
From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state').
Noun[edit]
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.
- There's too much politics in this organization.
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from politics
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Translations[edit]
a methodology and activities associated with running a government
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External links[edit]
- politics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- politics in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
