1. Social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
   "office politics is often counterproductive";
   - political relation
    
2. The profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
   "He entered politics at a young age and quickly rose through the party ranks"
    
3. The activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
   "unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years"; "government agencies multiplied beyond the control of representative politics"
    
4. The study of government of states and political systems
   "She took a politics course to better understand electoral systems";
   - political science, government
    
5. The opinion you hold with respect to political questions
   "His politics leaned towards progressive policies";
   - political sympathies

Derived forms: politicses

Type of: activity, affairs, opinion, persuasion, profession, sentiment, social relation, social science, thought, view

Encyclopedia: Politics, Religion and Ideology