social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power; office politics is often counterproductive

[ Syn: political relation ]

the study of government of states and other political units

[ Syn: political science , government ]

the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

[ Syn: political sympathies ]

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'