politics
Pronunciation
[change]- (US) IPA (key): /ˈpɑl.ɪˌtɪks/
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: pol‧i‧tics
Noun
[change]- (uncountable) Politics is the activity of controlling, affecting or studying an organisation, especially a government.
- The Prime Minister entered politics when she was in university.
- It is very hard to keep the Church out of national politics.
- The decision about the war will be about both foreign policy and domestic politics.
- Office politics have stopped her from getting the job.