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   Pol·i·tics

   /ˈpäləˌtiks/

   

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   • 1. the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power: "the president's relationship with Congress is vital to American politics" Similar governmentlocal governmentaffairs of statepublic affairsdiplomacyparty politics
   • ▪ the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries: "in the conduct of global politics, economic status must be backed by military capacity"
   • ▪ the academic study of government and the state: "a politics lecturer" Similar political sciencecivicsstatecraftstatesmanshiprare:polity
   • ▪ activities within an organization that are aimed at improving someone's status or position and are typically considered to be devious or divisive: "yet another discussion of office politics and personalities"
   • ▪ a particular set of political beliefs or principles: "people do not buy this newspaper purely for its politics" Similar political views/beliefs/leanings/sympathiesparty politicspolitical alliance
   • ▪ the assumptions or principles relating to or inherent in a sphere, theory, or thing, especially when concerned with power and status in a society: "the politics of gender" Similar power strugglemanipulationmachination(s)maneuveringjockeying for positionwheeler-dealingmachiavellianismopportunismrealpolitik

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   What does politics mean?

   • The meaning of POLITICS is the art or science of government. How to use politics in a sentence. Playing Politics

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   What is a political party?

   • A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to attain and maintain political power within government, usually by participating in political campaigns, educational outreach, or protest actions.

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   What is a political system?

   • A political system is a framework which defines acceptable political methods within a society. The history of political thought can be traced back to early antiquity, with seminal works such as Plato 's Republic, Aristotle 's Politics, Confucius 's political manuscripts and Chanakya 's Arthashastra.

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   Is politics a negative word?

   • Politics is a multifaceted word. It has a set of fairly specific meanings that are descriptive and nonjudgmental (such as “the art or science of government” and "political principles"), but it can and often does carry a negative meaning closely related to these (“political activities characterized by artful and often dishonest practices”).

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   1. a. : the art or science of government. b. : the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy. c. : the art or science concerned with winning and holding control over a government. 2. : political actions, practices, or policies. 3. a. : political affairs or business.

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   Politics (from Ancient Greek πολιτικά (politiká) 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status.

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   Politics definition: the science or art of political government.. See examples of POLITICS used in a sentence.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of POLITICS

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   disapproving

   : to say or do things for political reasons instead of doing what is right or what is best for other people

   •She's been accused of playing politics with the investigation.

   •Legislators need to stop playing politics with our future.

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   POLITICS definition: 1. ideas and activities relating to how a country or area is governed: 2. a job in politics: 3…. Learn more.

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   4 days ago · plural noun. 1. the science and art of political government; political science. 2. political affairs. 3. the conducting of or participation in political affairs, often as a profession. 4. political methods, tactics, etc.; sometimes, specif., crafty or unprincipled methods.