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poli·tics (päl′ə tiks)

plural noun

  1. the science and art of political government; political science
  2. political affairs
  3. the conducting of or participation in political affairs, often as a profession
  4. political methods, tactics, etc.; sometimes, specif., crafty or unprincipled methods
  5. political opinions, principles, or party connections
  6. factional scheming for power and status within a group office politics

Etymology: polit(ic) + -ics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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