politics, n.

Pronunciation: Brit. /!p"l#t$ks/ , U.S. /!p%l!t$ks/ Forms: lME polettiques, lME politycques, lME polletyques, lME polytykys, 15 ... (Show More) Etymology: < politic n. (see -ic suffix 2), after Middle French politiques, polliticques public affairs, government, also the title of Aristotle's treatise on politics (all late 14th cent.) and its models post-classical Latin politica, the title of Aristotle's treatise on politics (14th cent. in British sources), public affairs (c1488 in a British source), and ancient Greek !! "#$%!%&' public matters, civic affairs. Compare earlier politic n. (and the foreign-language parallels cited at that entry), police n., policy n.1, and later polity n.1(Show Less) With sing. or pl. concord. (App. with plural concord only until the early 18th cent. and thereafter freq. when a set of distinct principles, policies, or practices is in view.) 2. The theory or practice of government or administration.

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As a prefix to adjectives and past participles.