Politics - Definition

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"