politics

[pol-i-tiks] / ˈpɒl ɪ tɪks /

NOUN

art and science of administration of government

Synonyms

STRONGEST

campaigning government

STRONG

backroom civics electioneering jungle legislature polity statecraft zoo

WEAK

affairs of state domestic affairs foreign affairs government policy hat in the ring internal affairs matters of state political science smoke-filled room stateship

Example Sentences

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Instead, he linked his positions to a broader critique of stagnating wages and inequality, citing decades of flat real earnings for most US workers as a driver of populist politics on both left and right.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Here, there was no such conflict and hardly any discussion of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For years, Tesla has been without a clear successor to Musk, who along with running his companies has in the past gotten involved in politics.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

But his wish list of non-woke repertory, which also included Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, draws on an attachment that predates his entry into national politics: Broadway musicals.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He expected the professors and students there to have opinions about politics, religion, and literature beyond what he'd experienced in Ohio.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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Ancient Greece, Lessons 1–3

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