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Meaning of politics

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  politics
      n 1: social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or
           power; "office politics is often counterproductive" [syn:
           {politics}, {political relation}]
      2: the study of government of states and other political units
         [syn: {politics}, {political science}, {government}]
      3: the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
      4: the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
         [syn: {politics}, {political sympathies}]
      5: 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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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