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• politics — pol‧it‧ics [ˈpɒltɪks ǁ ˈpɑː ] noun [uncountable] 1. ideas and activities relating to gaining and using power in a country, city etc: • a businessman who is also involved in politics 2. the activities of people who are concerned with gaining… …   Financial and business terms

• politics —    Politics has been described as ‘who gets what, when, where and how’, ‘the art of the possible’, and in less polite terms as anything to do with people scheming, manipulating or otherwise abusing or seeking power or influence over others. For… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• Politics — «Politics» Сингл Korn из альбома See You on the Other Side …   Википедия

• politics — noun campaigning, civilis ratio, electioneering, governance, government, matters of state, partisanism, party leadership, party politics, party system, political affairs, political influence, political involvement, political maneuvers, political… …   Law dictionary

• politics — is treated as a singular noun when it means ‘the art or science or business of government’ (Politics is a popular subject at many universities / one example of how Scottish politics has lost the faith of the people it is meant to serve) and… …   Modern English usage

• politics — ► PLURAL NOUN (usu. treated as sing. ) 1) the activities associated with governing a country or area, and with the political relations between states. 2) a particular set of political beliefs or principles. 3) activities aimed at gaining power… …   English terms dictionary

• Politics — Pol i*tics, n. [Cf. F. politique, Gr. ? (sc.?). See {Politic}.] 1. The science of government; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Politics — astroturf attack fax Baracknophobia birther blue hot Bork businesscrat celeb …   New words

• politics — [päl′ə tiks] pl.n. [ POLIT(IC) + ICS] [with sing. or pl. v.] 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… …   English World dictionary

• politics — (n.) 1520s, science of government, from POLITIC (Cf. politic) (adj.), modeled on Aristotle s ta politika affairs of state, the name of his book on governing and governments, which was in English mid 15c. as Polettiques. Also see ICS (Cf. ics).… …   Etymology dictionary

• politics — [n] art and science of administration of government affairs of state, backroom*, campaigning, civics, domestic affairs, electioneering, foreign affairs, government, government policy, hat in the ring*, internal affairs, jungle*, legislature,… …   New thesaurus