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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Business success earned Catsimatidis a seat at the table in national politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

He later spent time in Hungary, dabbling in nationalist politics and earning a doctorate degree.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

They list the ‘Six Ps’ of risks as politics, policy, prices, profit, people and pandemic.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The Gulf Arab monarchies aren’t naive about great-power politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Some enterprising young men saw a future in politics.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Vocabulary lists containing politics

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Bridge to Terabithia

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Ancient Greece, Lessons 1–3

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