Definition of "politics"

politics

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural politics
1. (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
  Quotations
  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
2. (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
3. (treated as a plural noun) One's political stands and opinions.
4. (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
  Quotations
  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. (in the singular, informal) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.
verb
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of politic