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'