English Online Dictionary. What means politics? What does politics mean?
English
Etymology
From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s τά πολῑτῐκᾱ́ (tá polītĭkā́, “affairs of state”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/, /ˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.lɪˌtɪks/, /ˈpɑ.ləˌtɪks/
- Hyphenation: pol‧i‧tics
- Rhymes: -ɪks
Noun
politics (countable and uncountable, plural politics)
- (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
- (treated as a plural noun) One's political stands and opinions.
- (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
- (in the singular, informal) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
Verb
politics
- third-person singular simple present indicative of politic
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Further reading
- “politics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “politics”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Anagrams
- colpitis, psilotic