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.