Meaning of politics | Babel Free

Definitions

1. politics (activities associated with running a government or organisation)
2. A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
   countable
3. Leng=es.
4. policy (a formal principle or protocol of conduct)
5. The profession of conducting political affairs.
   countable
6. play politics, a. to engage in political intrigue.
7. female equivalent of político (“politician”)
8. One's political stands and opinions.
   countable, uncountable
9. the attitude of taking an active part in events, especially in a social context. — activist, n.
10. feminine singular of político
11. Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
    uncountable
12. the doctrine of an equal division of landed property and the advancement of agricultural groups. Also called agrarian reform. — agrarian, adj.
13. Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
    countable, informal, singular, uncountable
14. an attempt, through the construction of conceptual frameworks, to develop a science of political parties.
15. opposition to doctrines on citizenship, especially those promulgated in France during the French Revolution. — anticivic, adj.
16. opposition to the Jacobins, one of the revolutionary parties of the French revolution; by extension, the term denotes opposition to the French Revolution and any of its supporters. — anti-Jacobin, n.
17. the quality of being opposed to the establishment or maintenance of a governmental military force. — antimilitarist, n. — antimilitaristic, adj.
18. the techniques, policies, and training of special police who deal with terrorists, especially those who take hostages. — antiterrorist, adj.
19. the holding of no particular belief, creed, or political position. Cf. nothingarianism. — anythingarian, n.
20. a devotion to Arab interests, custom, culture, ideals, and political goals.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“He made a career out of politics.”

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

“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.”

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

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