Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable)A methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.

    local politics

    national politics

    Politik

    поли́тикаpolítika

    полі́тикаpolítyka

    the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government

  2. (countable)The profession of conducting political affairs.

    He made a career out of politics.

    the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

  3. (countable, uncountable)One's political stands and opinions.

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

  4. (uncountable)Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.

  5. (countable, informal, singular, uncountable)Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.

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

Examples

535 sentences
  1. We must separate politics from religion.

    Ми повинні відокремлювати політику від релігії.

    ruМы должны отделять политику от религии.

    deWir müssen Politik und Religion trennen.

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  2. Tom has no interest in politics.

    Тома не цікавить політика.

    deTom hegt an Politik kein Interesse.

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  3. I don't follow politics at all.

    Я взагалі не слідкую за політикою.

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  4. I'm not interested in politics at all.

    Політика мене взагалі не цікавить.

    ruЯ вообще не интересуюсь политикой.

    deIch bin überhaupt nicht an Politik interessiert.

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  5. What's the relationship between politics and war?

    Який є зв'язок між політикою та війною?

    ruКакая связь между политикой и войной?

    deIn welchem Verhältnis stehen Politik und Krieg?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a methodology and activities associated with running a government:
Русский
By meaning 1
a methodology and activities associated with running a government:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a methodology and activities associated with running a government:

Origin

From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s τά πολῑτῐκᾱ́ (tá polītĭkā́, “affai

From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s τά πολῑτῐκᾱ́ (tá polītĭkā́, “affairs of state”).

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Forms

plural: politics / politicses
Singularpolitics
Pluralpolitics / politicses

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

62 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • interested in politics
  • talking about politics
  • discuss politics

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
politics — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto