Definitions

politics

[pol-i-tiks] / ˈpɒl ɪ tɪks /

NOUN

art and science of administration of government

Synonyms

STRONGEST

campaigning government

STRONG

backroom civics electioneering jungle legislature polity statecraft zoo

WEAK

affairs of state domestic affairs foreign affairs government policy hat in the ring internal affairs matters of state political science smoke-filled room stateship

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the June 23, 2026, print edition as 'The Forces That Broke British Politics'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Politics has been described as “the study of the affluent and the influential.”

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Jones told BBC Politics Wales that more information would be forthcoming over the next few weeks before a supplementary budget is published on 23 June.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

It will be called "Chimes of Freedom: Politics, Protest and the Power of Song."

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Politics is a hard and narrow game; its policies represent the aggregate desires and aspirations of millions of people.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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One Nation, Under Vocabulary: Political Parlance

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Bridge to Terabithia

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Ancient Greece, Lessons 1–3

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