Skip to content

politics

/ˈpɑ.lɪ.tɪks/noun3 syllables

Politics means: the study of government of states and other political units.

Synonyms for politics4

noun, as in the study of government of states and other political units

political science, government

noun, as in social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

political relation

noun, as in the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

political sympathies

What does politics mean?5

noun

1

the study of government of states and other political units

2

social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power“office politics is often counterproductive”

3

the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

4

the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

5

the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government“unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Politics in a sentence

  • In their discourse after dinner, they talked about politics.unknown
  • I tried to change the subject, but they went on talking about politics.CK
  • That's a bankrupt idea, as the history of modern politics readily shows.darinmex
  • Politics is the science of how who gets what, when and why.shekitten
  • Whenever someone brings up politics, he always ends up reconsidering his positions on everything.papabear
  • In general, young people today are not interested in politics.CK
  • His father was a mayor, but he didn't want to engage in politics.Geneza
  • As far as politics is concerned, he's still as innocent as a child._undertoad

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of politics

as a noun

plural
politicses