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See also:polítics

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Etymology

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From the adjectivepolitic, by analogy with Aristotle’sτάπολῑτῐκᾱ́(tá polītĭkā́,“affairs of state”).

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politics (countable anduncountable,pluralpolitics)

  1. (countable) Amethodology and activities associated with running agovernment, an organization, or a movement.
    • 1996, Jan Jindy Pettman,Worlding Women: A feminist international politics, page 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 feministpolitics.
  2. (countable) Theprofession of conducting political affairs.
    He made a career out ofpolitics.
  3. (treated as a plural noun) One's political stands and opinions.
    Theirpolitics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.
  4. (uncountable) Political maneuvers ordiplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
  5. (in thesingular, informal)Real-worldbeliefs andsocial issuesirrelevant to thetopicat hand.
    We're trying to talk about comic books, don't mentionpolitics.

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a methodology and activities associated with running a government

Verb

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politics

  1. third-personsingularsimplepresentindicative ofpolitic

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