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politicks

politicks is the obsolete form of politics.

politicks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of politick.

Meaning of politics

Noun

politics (countable and uncountable, plural politics or (hypercorrect) politicses)

  1. (countable) A methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.
    • local politics
  2. (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
    • He made a career out of politics.
  3. (treated as a plural noun) 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.
    • 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)
  5. (informal, singular) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
    • We're trying to talk about comic books, don't mention politics.

Meaning of politick

Verb

politick (third-person singular simple present politicks, present participle politicking, simple past and past participle politicked)

  1. (intransitive) To engage in political activity.
    • Every important figure in communist China, ranging from city mayors to the chief executives of state-owned enterprises, will gather and politick for the next five days—and then choose a President of China to succeed Hu Jintao in 2012.2007 October 13, Will Hutton, “Will China's next leader be its Gorbachev?”, in The Observer, →ISSN

Questions about politicks

What is politicks the obsolete form of?
Politicks is the obsolete form of politics.

Words near politicks in the dictionary

  1. politicker
  2. politickers
  3. politickese
  4. politicking
  5. politickings
  6. politicks
  7. politicly
  8. politicness
  9. politico
  10. politico-
  11. politico-administrative

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Adapted from Wiktionary: politicks (page history and authors); politics (page history and authors); politick (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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