politics
noun
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the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
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the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government“unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years”
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the study of government of states and other political unitsgovernmentpolitical science
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the opinion you hold with respect to political questionspolitical sympathies
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social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power“office politics is often counterproductive”political relation