Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural.
The key question in British politics was how long the prime minister could survive.
He quickly involved himself in local politics.
...a crucial watershed in the politics of the German right. [+ of]
Politics is by no means the only arena in which women are excelling.
Synonyms: affairs of state, government, government policy, public affairs More Synonyms of politics
2. See also party politics
3. plural noun [usually with poss]
Your politics are your beliefs about how a country ought to be governed.
My politics are well to the left of centre.
Synonyms: political beliefs, party politics, political allegiances, political leanings More Synonyms of politics
4. uncountable noun
Politics is the study of the ways in which countries are governed.
He began studying politics and medieval history.
...young politics graduates.
Synonyms: political science, polity, statesmanship, civics More Synonyms of politics
5. plural noun
Politics can be used to talk about the ways that power is shared in an organization and the ways it is affected by personal relationships between people who work together. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural.
You need to understand how office politics influence the working environment.
More Synonyms of politics
politics in British English
(ˈpɒlɪtɪks)
noun
1. (functioning as singular)
the practice or study of the art and science of forming, directing, and administrating states and other political units; the art and science of government; political science
2. (functioning as singular)
the complex or aggregate of relationships of people in society, esp those relationships involving authority or power
3. (functioning as plural)
political activities or affairs
party politics
4. (functioning as singular)
the business or profession of politics
5. (functioning as singular or plural)
any activity concerned with the acquisition of power, gaining one's own ends, etc
company politics are frequently vicious
6. (functioning as plural)
opinions, principles, sympathies, etc, with respect to politics
his conservative politics
7. (functioning as plural)
a.
the policy-formulating aspects of government as distinguished from the administrative, or legal
b.
the civil functions of government as distinguished from the military
politics in American English
(ˈpɑlətɪks)
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
5.
political opinions, principles, or party connections
6.
factional scheming for power and status within a group
office politics
Word origin
politic + -ics
COBUILD Collocations
politics
coalition politics
contemporary politics
democratic politics
discuss politics
domestic politics
enter politics
gesture politics
global politics
internal politics
mainstream politics
modern politics
partisan politics
petty politics
politics is boring
progressive politics
quit politics
right-wing politics
student politics
talk politics
Examples of 'politics' in a sentence
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What dinner parties need is more religion and politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If the changes go through he would have unparalleled control of politics and society.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The country at large loathes party politics in the present emergency.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They capture our contemporary sense of decline as populist politics and brutal power drive us to a new dark age.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Keep it simple and disciplined People engage with politics rarely and for short periods of time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Weird things happened last week in British politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
These people should keep their noses out of American politics.
The Sun (2017)
I am studying politics, this is my last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That, after all, is the art of politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Any attempt by the US to influence Italian politics still raises hackles.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For her politics was the art of making possible that which is thought to be impossible.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This applies not just in politics but in business too.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Too many churches are embracing the option of power politics.
Christianity Today (2000)
You are not part of the process of politics or of government.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What we have to do is rethink the relationship between science and politics as branches of knowledge.
Low, Nicholas Politics, Planning and the State (1990)
She is in her second year at university studying politics and international relations.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Membership is extremely expensive but joining gives the power to influence international politics.
The Sun (2009)
British politics is badly in need of such people.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We do know with certainty that she found his politics too conservative and his personality too pompous.
Higonnet, Anne Berthe Morisot (1990)
Politics and religion were mixed from the very beginning.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
American politics is designed to be one long negotiation between nominal opponents.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You can explore the complex web of politics and economics and personalities that drive modern science.
Porush, David A Short Guide to Writing About Science (1995)
Most fictional representation of politics is either excessively romantic or totally preposterous.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He needs to put his country before playing politics.
The Sun (2014)
Sometimes a single picture sheds light on ancient history or contemporary politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And they all really wanted talk about art and politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Politics and business could learn from how he has done it.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They are new to politics and power.
The Sun (2015)
Until fairly recently it was always winter in politics and government.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She was probably unique with her wideranging knowledge of the science and politics of the nuclear business.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There will also be the effect of removing national party politics as the main motor for local change.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Those unfamiliar with continental politics may not be aware how dubious an arrangement this has regularly proved to be.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
While politics may often divide, the game of leather on willow always draws people together.
The Sun (2009)
Quotations
Politics is the art of the possiblePrince Otto von Bismarck
A week is a long time in politicsHarold Wilson
Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatableJohn Kenneth GalbraithAmbassador's Journal
Practical politics consists in ignoring factsHenry Brooks AdamsThe Education of Henry Adams
In politics the middle way is none at allJohn Adams
In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in follySamuel Taylor ColeridgeTable Talk
Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshedMao Tse-tung
The argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politicsEmmeline Pankhurst
Most schemes of political improvement are very laughable thingsSamuel Johnson
politics: a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantageAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary
Politics makes strange bedfellows
In other languages
politics
British English: politics /ˈpɒlɪtɪks/ NOUN
Politics is the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or organization.
He was involved in local politics.
American English: politics
Arabic: عِلْمُ السِّياسَة
Brazilian Portuguese: política
Chinese: 政治
Croatian: politika
Czech: politika
Danish: politik
Dutch: politiek
European Spanish: política
Finnish: politiikka
French: politique
German: Politik
Greek: πολιτική
Italian: politica
Japanese: 政治
Korean: 정치학
Norwegian: politikk
Polish: polityka
European Portuguese: política
Romanian: politică
Russian: политика
Latin American Spanish: política doctrina
Swedish: politik
Thai: การเมือง
Turkish: politika
Ukrainian: політика
Vietnamese: chính trị
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All related terms of 'politics'
quit politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
talk politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
enter politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
gender politics
debate about the roles and relations of men and women
global politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
local politics
political activity at local level, as opposed to national politics
modern politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
office politics
the ways that power is shared in an organization or workplace , and the ways that it is affected by the personal relationships between the people who work there
party politics
Party politics is political activity involving political parties.
petty politics
Politics can be used to talk about the ways that power is shared in an organization and the ways it is affected by personal relationships between people who work together. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
power politics
(in international affairs ) the threat or use of force as an instrument of national policy
retail politics
the practice of a politician soliciting in person for votes from the public
sexual politics
the differences in the amount of power that male and female people have in a society or group
coalition politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society . The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
discuss politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
domestic politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society . The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
gesture politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
identity politics
political activity, views, etc. based on identification with an interest group, esp. one organized around racial , gender , or ethnic identity
internal politics
Politics can be used to talk about the ways that power is shared in an organization and the ways it is affected by personal relationships between people who work together. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
partisan politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
pashmina politics
the adoption of political policies immediately after they have gone out of fashion
student politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society . The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
contemporary politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society . The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
democratic politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
mainstream politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society . The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
politics is boring
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
progressive politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society . The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
yah-boo politics
adversarial politics in which politicians constantly deride their opponents and dismiss everything suggested by them
right-wing politics
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural .
Chinese translation of 'politics'
politics
(ˈpɔlɪtɪks)
n(u)
(= activity) 政治 (zhèngzhì)
(= subject) 政治学(學) (zhèngzhìxué)
n pl
(= beliefs, opinions) 政见(見) (zhèngjiàn)
office politics人际(際)关(關)系(係) (rénjì guānxì)
1 (noun)
He quickly involved himself in politics.
Synonyms
affairs of state
government
government policy
public affairs
civics
2 (noun)
My politics are well to the left of centre.
Synonyms
political beliefs
party politics
political allegiances
political leanings
political sympathies
3 (noun)
He studied politics and medieval history.
Synonyms
political science
polity
statesmanship
civics
statecraft
4 (noun)
He doesn't know how to handle office politics.
Synonyms
power struggle
machinations
opportunism
The opposition's concern for the environment was mere political opportunism.
realpolitik
Machiavellianism
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Quotations
Politics is the art of the possible [Prince Otto von Bismarck]A week is a long time in politics [Harold Wilson]Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable [John Kenneth Galbraith – Ambassador's Journal]Practical politics consists in ignoring facts [Henry Brooks Adams – The Education of Henry Adams]In politics the middle way is none at all [John Adams]In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in folly [Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Table Talk]Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed [Mao Tse-tung]The argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politics [Emmeline Pankhurst]Most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things [Samuel Johnson]politics: a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage [Ambrose Bierce – The Devil's Dictionary]
proverb
Politics makes strange bedfellows
Additional synonyms
in the sense of opportunism
The opposition's concern for the environment was mere political opportunism.