politics

Universal Words noun 1 [U+sing./pl.v.] the activities involved in getting and using power in public life, and being able to influence decisions that affect a country or a society: party politics * local politics * He's thinking of going into politics (= trying to become a Member of Parliament, Congress, etc.) * a major figure in British politics 2 [U+sing./pl.v.] (disapproving) matters concerned with getting or using power within a particular group or organization: I don't want to get involved in office politics. * the internal politics of the legal profession * sexual politics (= concerning relationships of power between the sexes) 3 [pl.] a person's political views or beliefs: His politics are extreme. 4 [U] = POLITICALSCIENCE: a degree in Politics 5 [sing.] a system of political beliefs; a state of political affairs: A politics of the future has to engage with new ideas.