politics

politics
pol|i|tics [ `palətıks ] noun ***
▸ 1 in country/area
▸ 2 profession of politician
▸ 3 within particular group
▸ 4 beliefs
▸ 5 study of political power
▸ 6 to get what you want
1. ) uncount the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world:
She's heavily involved in local politics.
Let's not talk about politics now.
Many people feel that their interests are not represented by mainstream politics.
a ) play politics to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people:
She accused the president of playing politics with people's jobs.
2. ) uncount the profession of being a politician:
go into/enter politics: He entered politics at the age of 21.
3. ) uncount the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power:
Now that I'm self-employed, I don't have to worry about office politics.
4. ) plural your politics are your beliefs and attitudes about how government should work:
Her politics became more conservative as she grew older.
5. ) uncount the study of how people gain and use political power:
a degree in politics
6. ) uncount the use by someone of particular ideas to try to get what they want:
politics of: The party is trying to exploit the politics of class envy.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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