politics
/ˈpɑlɪtɪks/
noun
- The activities, actions, and policies used to gain and hold power in a government or to influence the government.
- Politics can be a difficult and competitive field.
- The country's politics have changed a lot in recent years.
- She decided to study politics in college.
- The opinions and beliefs about how a country should be governed.
- Her politics lean toward progressive ideas.
- His politics are very different from mine.
- We try not to discuss politics at family dinners.
- The ways that people try to gain power or advantage within a group or organization, not necessarily a government.
- She is good at navigating the politics of the committee.
- The politics of the club led to some members leaving.
- Office politics can make it hard to get things done.
- The subject of how power and government work; the study of political systems.
- The professor teaches politics at the university.
- Politics is my favorite subject in school.
- He wrote a book about the politics of ancient Rome.