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See also: polítics
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s τα πολιτικά (ta politiká, “affairs of state”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.lɪˌtɪks/
Audio (US) (file)
- Hyphenation: pol‧i‧tics
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.
- (treated as a plural noun) 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.
- 1999, George Lucas, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, spoken by Senator Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid):
- There is no stability; only politics. The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good.
- (in the singular, fandom slang) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
- We're trying to talk about comic books, don't mention politics.
Verb[edit]
politics
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of politic
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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Further reading[edit]
- politics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- politics in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
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