Politics Meaning
/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
nounA methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.
Sentence Examples
My apathy for voting comes from my distaste for politics.
Are you concerned with politics?
His radical views place him outside the mainstream of American politics.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to study the ____ of her country to understand how it is governed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She entered ____ because she genuinely believed she could make a difference in people's lives.
Word Origin & History
From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s τά πολῑτῐκᾱ́ (tá polītĭkā́, “affairs of state”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There are by now many feminisms (Tong, 1989; Humm, 1992). [...] They are in shifting alliance or contest with postmodern critiques, which at times seem to threaten the very category 'women' and its possibilities for a feminist politics."
— 1996, Jan Jindy Pettman, Worlding Women: A feminist international politics, page ix-x:
"There is no stability; only politics. The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good."
— 1999, George Lucas, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, spoken by Senator Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to study the ____ of her country to understand how it is governed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She entered ____ because she genuinely believed she could make a difference in people's lives.