politics Synonyms
Another word for politics
• noun (Context 1)
The activities, actions, and policies associated with governing a country or area, or with debate and competition among parties having or hoping to achieve power.
"After working as a community organizer for a decade, she decided to enter national statecraft."
• noun (Context 2)
The academic study of government, public policy, and the distribution of power in society.
"He is currently a professor of modern European political science at the university."
• noun (Context 3)
A particular set of political beliefs, principles, or ideological commitments held by an individual or group.
"While the two authors are close friends in private, their ideology could not be more different."
• noun (Context 4)
Activities within an organization, workplace, or social group that are aimed at improving someone's status, influence, or authority.
"He enjoyed the technical engineering work but grew tired of dealing with office machinations."