Politics
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
politics (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)1.
a) the art or science of government
b) the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental - policy
c) the art or science concerned with winning and holding control over a government
2.
actions, practices, or - political policies
3.
a) political affairs or business , especially competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and leadership (as in a government)
b) political life especially as a principal activity or profession
c) political activities characterized by artful and often dishonest practices
4.
the political opinions or sympathies of a person
5.
a) the total complex of relations between people living in society
b) relations or conduct in a particular area of experience especially as seen or dealt with from a political point of view - office politics ethnic politics