politics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- [ˈpɔ̟l.ə.təks] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˈpɑ.lɪ.tɪks/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɑ.lə.tɪks/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈpɒl.ə.təks/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈpɔl.ə.tɪks/ (Australia)
Etymology
From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s τά πολῑτῐκᾱ́ (tá polītĭkā́, “affairs of state”).
Meanings
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(countable) A methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.
War is the continuation of politics by other means; war is politics with the addition of hyperviolence and extra-civilian scope.
office politics
local politics
national politics
Most broadly, politics is everything that humans do, short of warfare, to influence or control each other; more narrowly, it is everything they do in a civilian context to determine the definitions of their polity, state, and government.
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 feminist politics.
1996, Jan Jindy Pettman, Worlding Women: A feminist international politics, page ix-x:
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(countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
He made a career out of politics.
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(countable, qualifier:treated as a plural noun, uncountable) One's political stands and opinions.
Their politics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.
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(uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
There is no stability; only politics. The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good.
1999, George Lucas, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, spoken by Senator Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid):
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(countable, informal, singular, uncountable) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
We're trying to talk about comic books, don't mention politics.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| politicses | Number=Plur | hypercorrect | lexicographic |
| politics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
politicize · glottopolitics · office politics · politard · a week is a long time in politics · power politics · sociopolitics · petropolitics · respectability politics · politrickery · genopolitics · dog whistle politics · all politics is local · cyberpolitics · infrapolitics · low politics · biopolitics · gesture politics · high politics · sexual politics · technopolitics · agri-politics · political · politician · metapolitics · rubber stamp politics · Europolitics · astropolitics · palace politics · wedge politics · micropolitics · cosmopolitics · superpolitics · politricks · machine politics · play politics · megapolitics · politonym · party politics · narcopolitics · geopolitics · parapolitics · psychopolitics · politic · neuropolitics · retail politics · telepolitics · politics of envy · domopolitics · all politics are local · student union politics · antipolitics · ecopolitics · parish pump politics · identity politics · exopolitics · politologist · macropolitics · ostrich politics · necropolitics · ethnopolitics · econopolitics · schizopolitics · dog-whistle politics · politology · palace-politics · vibe politics · aeropolitics · bolitics
Relateds
Translations (163)
chr ᎠᏙᎩᏯᏛ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · kum сиясат (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ka პოლიტიკა (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · es política (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · id siasah (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · eo politiko (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · nl politiek (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ur سِیاسَت (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sw siasa (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · te రాజకీయాలు (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · jra kơđi čar (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · no politikk (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · fa-ira سِیاسَت (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · is stjórnmál (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · bua улас түрэ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · wuu 政治 (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · uk полі́тика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · mdf политиксь (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ia politica (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · lv politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · kn ರಾಜಕೀಯ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · bn রাজনীতি (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sco poleetics (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ar سِيَاسَة (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · pl polityka (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · xal төршл (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · prs سِیَاسَت (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · nrf politique (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · kk саясат (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · fa-ira پُلیتیک (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · de Politik (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · dng җынҗы (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · bua политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · or ରାଜନୀତି (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · lo ການເມືອງ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · mn улс төр (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · fr politique (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ast política (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · jv pulitik (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · gag politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · eu politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ps سياست (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · be палі́тыка (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tt политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · vi chính trị (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ug سىياسەت (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ky политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · kw politegieth (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · bo ཆབ་སྲིད (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · gu રાજકારણ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · id politik (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sah политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sh полѝтика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ms politik (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · pt política (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · bg поли́тика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · la cīvīlitās (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · fi politiikka (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · az politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · th การเมือง (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · gd sluagh-iùl (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sah бэлиитикэ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · mi tōrangapū (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sc polìtica (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sc polìtiga (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ko 정치 (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · az siyasət (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · el πολιτική (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · uz siyosat (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · as ৰাজনীতি (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · la polītica (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · pa ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sco politics (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · it politica (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ab аполитика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ml രാഷ്ട്രീയം (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tg политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ro politică (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · gl política (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · krc сиясат (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ht politik (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · km នយោបាយ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ky саясат (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ryu 政治 (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ru поли́тика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · mdf политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · fy polityk (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tk syýasat (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ba политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · uz politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ga polaitíocht (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tet polítika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · yo ìṣèlú (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · hy քաղաքականություն (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sq politikë (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · cdo 政治 (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tr politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ca política (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · he פּוֹלִיטִיקָה (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · bo སྲིད་དོན (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · hi राजनीति (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tr siyaset (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · cs politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · kmr rêzanî (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · et poliitika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · my နိုင်ငံရေး (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · id siasat (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · jv naya (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ti ፖለቲካ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · cy gwleidyddiaeth (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ba сәйәсәт (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · hi सियासत (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sh polìtika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · kmr siyaset (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · si රාජනීතිය (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ota سیاست (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · hak 政治 (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ha siyasa (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · nb politikk (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · mnc ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠨ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · so siyaasadda (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · rue полі́тіка (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · krc политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · scn pulìtica (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · am ፖለቲካ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · kmr polîtîka (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · mn ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠲᠥᠷᠥ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ms siasah (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · vls politiek (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ur راج نِیتی (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · af politiek (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · mk политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · crh siyaset (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sv politik (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sl politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tg сиёсат (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ne राजनीति (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · pa ਸਿਆਸਤ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ja 政治 (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · cmn 政治 (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · co pulitica (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · sk politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · yue 政治 (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · yi פּאָליטיק (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ta அரசியல் (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tl politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · nan-hbl 政治 (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · grc πολιτική (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · kl politikki (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · lt politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · om siyaasa (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tk politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · kmr ramyarî (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · mr राजकारण (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · os политикӕ (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · tt сәясәт (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · ce политика (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · mt politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · hu politika (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · arz سياسة (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · da politik (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · az سیاست (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) · pcd politike (a methodology and activities associated with running a government)