politics

hypercorrect plural politicses

1. countableA methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.

   local politics

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   national politics

   office politics

   Most broadly, politics is everything that humans do, short of warfare, to influence or control each other; more narrowly, it is everything they do in a civilian context to determine the definitions of their polity, state, and government.

   War is the continuation of politics by other means; war is politics with the addition of hyperviolence and extra-⁠civilian scope.

   There are by now many feminisms (Tong, 1989; Humm, 1992). [...] They are in shifting alliance or contest with postmodern critiques, which at times seem to threaten the very category 'women' and its possibilities for a feminist politics.

   1996, Jan Jindy Pettman, Worlding Women: A feminist international politics, page ix-x

2. countableThe profession of conducting political affairs.

   He made a career out of politics.

3. countableuncountabletreated as a plural nounOne's political stands and opinions.

   Their politics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.

4. uncountablePolitical maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.

   There is no stability; only politics. The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good.

   1999, George Lucas, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, spoken by Senator Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid)

5. countableinformalsingularuncountableReal-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.

   We're trying to talk about comic books, don't mention politics.

1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of politic