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politics Definition

poli·tics (päl′ə tiks)

  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

Etymology: polit(ic) + -ics

politics Synonyms

politics

n.

  1. Political science

    government, statesmanship, diplomacy, practical government, functional government, domestic affairs, internal affairs, foreign affairs, matters of state, Realpolitik (German), political realism.

  2. The business of obtaining public office

    campaigning, getting votes, seeking nomination, electioneering, being up for election*, running for office*, standing to run*, throwing one's hat in the ring*, stumping the country*, taking the stump*.

politics Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • envy: Talk of inequality sounds like the old politics of envy.
  • cyberspace: Already the politics of cyberspace have begun to affect " real " politics.
  • identity: He is the author of The Politics of Identity: A Loyalist Community In Belfast ( Avebury: 1994 ).

Converse of object

  • dominate: He also explains how the British came to dominate the politics of the gulf region to the exclusion of virtually all other European powers.
  • transcend: A truce between nations The Olympic ideal of international sport transcending politics has been enthusiastically promoted by the left in the past.
  • enter: Formerly a teacher and consultant before entering politics, he is an enthusiastic Welsh learner.
  • transform: Japan's advance through the Pacific and into Burma transformed Indian politics.

Adjective modifier

  • British: Such a dynamic is entirely new in British politics.
  • electoral: The 2001 election was the first in which the internet had an impact on UK electoral politics.
  • comparative: He has a Master's degree in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics.
  • progressive: Socialist Humanism: A progressive politics for the twenty-first century Mick Cooper 11.
  • democratic: This was the first lesson in democratic politics that the British taught Nigerian politicians.
  • radical: Radical politics, connoting change, can only offer promise, pledge.

Noun used with modifier

  • identity: A get-together at Chelsea College of Art which appears to pit ' identity politics for artists ' against global capitalism.
  • gender: Underneath, tho, it shows a knowledge of a particularly seedy side of life, where gender politics rule all.
  • party: They are more often than not turned off by party politics or even politics generally.
  • coalition: The rise of the Liberals in Aberdeen underlines the pitfalls of coalition politics at the level of the Parliament.
  • consensus: Like Peel she was a provincial, but quite unlike him she despised consensus politics.
  • front-line: He's relatively new to front-line politics, replacing Frank Dobson when he went off to be humiliated in the London Mayoral elections.