politics

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
  2. noun the study of government of states and other political units
  3. noun the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

Etymology

From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s τά πολῑτῐκᾱ́ (tá polītĭkā́, “affairs of state”).

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Synonyms

political relation

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