Noun

politics (plural uncountable, sometimes treated as singular uncountable)

  1. The practice of responding to conflict with dialogue.
    This issue should be solved with politics, not weapons.
  2. Set of policies relating to governmental and legal matters
    I don’t like his politics.
  3. Campaigning or arguing for a set of policies, or maneuvering for power
    I want to go into politics.
  4. The study of disputes between rival political factions.
    Favoritism is the only use of politics. Richard L Kempe
  5. Political affairs of life, party politics, local politics.
    He’s thinking of going into politics, e.g., trying to become a Member of Parliament.
  6. Political views or beliefs.
    What are your politics?
  7. rivalry between political parties
    They’re not concerned with welfare: it’s all politics!

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Thu Jan 14 14:00:58 2010

Politics is a process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic and religious institutions. It consists of "social relations involving authority or power" and refers to the regulation of a political unit, and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy.

The word "Politics" comes from the Greek word Πολιτικά (politika) from politic (adj.), modeled on Aristotle's "affairs of state," the name of his book on governing and governments, which was rendered in English mid-15 century as Latinised "Polettiques." In Latin, this was "politicus" and in French "politique". Thus it became "politics" in Middle English (see the Concise Oxford Dictionary).

History

From a historical perspective, societies in need of government have moved from the primitive to the patriarchal state and finally to the military, the real politics of modern times. The origin and development of government institutions is the most visible subject for the study of Politics and its history.

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Tue Jan 5 04:07:09 2010

What are 2 differences and 2 similarities between electoral politics at the local and national levels?
Q. What are 2 differences and 2 similarities between electoral politics at the local and national levels?
Asked by shakleburge - Sun Oct 11 00:04:37 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. haha twenty bucks says you are in tawaters class... okay one difference is that the national campaigns are paid for by the taxpayers (aka us) while the local campaigns are paid for through benfactors, businesses, and donations another difference: To a greater extent than on the federal or state level, the local governments directly serve the needs of the people, providing everything from police and fire protection to sanitary codes, health regulations, education, public transportation, and housing. (wiki) Thats all i've found so far..
Answered by savy - Sun Oct 11 14:52:40 2009

Why is Manny entering politics locally which only covers Sarangani?
Q. If he wanted to help, Why not to be an Sports & Tourism ambassador which cover the entire Phils. & the World. With his popularity he could do more in this field. Entering politics would tarnish his image.
Asked by ORAGON50 - Fri Jan 22 06:28:15 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
I'm starting to get interested in politics, but I really want a job where I can help people?
Q. I'm starting to get interested in politics, but I really want a job where I can help people. What could I be?! I'm 16, get straight As, and am planning on going to college. Is there anything I could do where I could study government/politics and get a job where I could help people?
Asked by jamie68117 - Tue Nov 27 01:49:16 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Helping people is honorable etc. But if you are wanting to go into this line of work, just remember it does not pay very well and it is a thankless job.
Answered by mcdannells - Tue Nov 27 01:53:10 2007

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NSU professor made politics fun - Tulsa World
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NSU professor made politics fun

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"The funniest parts of his lectures were the stories he would tell about real-life politics , the stuff from his own experience you don't normally learn ...
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Joseph Spector

ue, 26 Jan 2010 22:39:52 GM

After retiring in 2008 and becoming a lobbyist, former Rep. Thomas Reynolds is back to help elect Republicans across the country in state races this.

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In addition to Stupak himself, there are five other Congressmen who appear on this list and who (i) voted for the Stupak amendment and (ii) are in a race that is characterized as 'lean' or 'toss-up' according to Cook . Political. . ...

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And there's a real . political. problem: if reconciliation was used for the main bill, it's not at all clear that the Democrats could get 50 votes, because marginal Democrats don't want to vote for something that only has the support of ...

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