politics

Syllables: pol·i·tics/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks//ˈpɑ.lɪ.tɪks/

politics noun: a methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of politic.

Noun

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

(countable) A methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- local politics
- national politics
(countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
- He made a career out of politics.
(treated as a plural noun) One's political stands and opinions.
- Their politics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.
(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)
(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.

Also used as

politics is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of politic.

politics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

politics in Hindi

a methodology and activities associated with running a government: राजनीति rājnīti, सियासत siyāsat

politics in Tamil

a methodology and activities associated with running a government: அரசியல் araciyal

politics in Marathi

a methodology and activities associated with running a government: राजकारण rājkāraṇ

politics in Urdu

a methodology and activities associated with running a government: سِیاسَت siyāsat, راج نِیتی rāj nītī

More languagesFewer languages

politics in Bengali: রাজনীতি rajniti
politics in Telugu: రాజకీయాలు rājakīyālu
politics in Malayalam: രാഷ്ട്രീയം rāṣṭrīyaṁ
politics in Kannada: ರಾಜಕೀಯ rājakīya
politics in Punjabi: ਸਿਆਸਤ siāsat, ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ rājnītī
politics in Gujarati: રાજકારણ rājkāraṇ
politics in Odia: ରାଜନୀତି rājaniti
politics in Sinhala: රාජනීතිය rājanītiya
politics in Assamese: ৰাজনীতি razoniti
politics in Nepali: राजनीति rājanīti
politics in Pashto: سياست seyāsat
politics in Tagalog: politika
politics in Arabic: سِيَاسَة siyāsa
politics in Malay: politik, siasah
politics in Indonesian: politik, siasat, siasah
politics in Thai: การเมือง gaan-mʉʉang
politics in Vietnamese: chính trị
politics in Myanmar: နိုင်ငံရေး nuingngam-re:

Examples of politics in a sentence

I could have been Secretary of State now if I hadn’t left politics five years ago.
The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.
The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.

All 40 example sentences with politics

Forms of politics

plural	politics
plural hypercorrect	politicses

Plural of politics: politics

Origin of politics

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

Words formed from politics

Phrases with politics

Words that rhyme with politics

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Questions about politics

What does politics mean?: Politics means a methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.
What is politics in Hindi?: Politics in Hindi is राजनीति (rājnīti), सियासत (siyāsat). See Politics meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is politics?: Politics is a noun.
How do you pronounce politics?: Politics is pronounced /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/ (UK).
What is the plural of politics?: The plural of politics is politics.

Words near politics in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: politics (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.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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