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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pol•i•tics /ˈpɑlɪtɪks/USA pronunciation n. - Government the science or art of political government:[uncountable* used with a singular verb]Politics is an intriguing study.
- Government political principles or opinions:[plural* used with a plural verb]His politics are his own affair.
- Government the use of schemes and secrecy to obtain power or control:[plural* used with a plural verb]Office politics are getting worse these days.
See -polis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pol•i•tics (pol′i tiks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) - Governmentthe science or art of political government.
- Governmentthe practice or profession of conducting political affairs.
- Governmentpolitical affairs:The advocated reforms have become embroiled in politics.
- Governmentpolitical methods or maneuvers:We could not approve of his politics in winning passage of the bill.
- Governmentpolitical principles or opinions:We avoided discussion of religion and politics. His politics are his own affair.
- Governmentuse of intrigue or strategy in obtaining any position of power or control, as in business, university, etc.
- Government, Philosophy(cap., italics) a treatise (4th century b.c.) by Aristotle, dealing with the structure, organization, and administration of the state, esp. the city-state as known in ancient Greece.
- Government, Idioms play politics.
- to engage in political intrigue, take advantage of a political situation or issue, resort to partisan politics, etc.;
exploit a political system or political relationships. - to deal with people in an opportunistic, manipulative, or devious way, as for job advancement.
- see politic, -ics 1520–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: politics /ˈpɒlɪtɪks/ n - (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
- (functioning as singular) the complex or aggregate of relationships of people in society, esp those relationships involving authority or power
- (functioning as plural) political activities or affairs: party politics
- (functioning as singular) the business or profession of politics
- (functioning as singular or plural) any activity concerned with the acquisition of power, gaining one's own ends, etc: company politics are frequently vicious
- (functioning as plural) opinions, principles, sympathies, etc, with respect to politics: his conservative politics
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