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politics

[ pol-i-tiks ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. the science or art of political government.
  2. the practice or profession of conducting political affairs.
  3. political affairs:

    The advocated reforms have become embroiled in politics.

  4. political methods or maneuvers:

    We could not approve of his politics in winning passage of the bill.

  5. political principles or opinions:

    We avoided discussion of religion and politics. His politics are his own affair.

  6. use of intrigue or strategy in obtaining any position of power or control, as in business, university, etc.
  7. (initial capital letter, italics) a treatise (4th century b.c.) by Aristotle, dealing with the structure, organization, and administration of the state, especially the city-state as known in ancient Greece.


politics

/ 藞辫蓲濒瑟迟瑟办蝉 /

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
    1. the policy-formulating aspects of government as distinguished from the administrative, or legal
    2. the civil functions of government as distinguished from the military
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of politics1

First recorded in 1520鈥30; politic, -ics
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. play politics,
    1. 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.
    2. to deal with people in an opportunistic, manipulative, or devious way, as for job advancement.

More idioms and phrases containing politics

see play politics .
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Example Sentences

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But to its critics, DEI was putting politics and race above talent, creating division and was no longer needed in modern America.

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His latest eruption on Truth Social followed a 鈥60 Minutes鈥 interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which the Ukrainian president cites the 鈥渆normous influence of Russia's information policy on America, on U.S. politics, and U.S. politicians.鈥

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From riding roughshod over laws and institutional checks on its power to radically dismantling fundamental institutions of American politics, it is clear that neo-MAGAism is unlike anything seen previously in American history.

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He's never been tested in a gruelling federal election campaign, with its relentless travel, high-pressure demands for retail politics and daily media scrutiny.

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My diagnosis of the last 10 years in politics is that everyone is living in Alvin Toffler's world of future shock.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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