Politics meaning

noun

1. social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

   “office politics is often counterproductive”

   Synonymspolitical relation

2. the study of government of states and other political units

   Synonymspolitical sciencegovernment

3. the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

4. the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

   Synonymspolitical sympathies

5. 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”