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politics | politick |

As adjectives the difference between politics and politick

is that politics is while politick is .

As a verb politick is

to engage in political activity.

politics

English

(wikipedia politics)

Noun

  • (countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
  • * 1996 , Jan Jindy Pettman, Worlding Women: A feminist international politics , pages ix-x:
    • There are by now many feminisms (Tong, 1989; Humm, 1992). [...] They are in shifting alliance or contest with postmodern critiques, which at times seem to threaten the very category 'women' and its possibilities for a feminist politics .
  • (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.
    • ''He made a career out of politics .
  • (countable) One's political stands and opinions.
    • Their politics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.
  • (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, influence or conflict.
    • There's too much politics in this organization.

    Derived terms

    * geopolitics * necropolitics * palace politics * petropolitics * politic * political * politician * politicize * sexual politics * wedge politics

    Related terms

    * police * policy * polity

    External links

    * * English pluralia tantum

    politick

    English

    Etymology 1

    See (m).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To engage in political activity.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 4, author=, title=How to Fill a Senate Seat, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Residents of New York, Illinois and now New Hampshire have watched as their governors waffled, politicked and, in the case of Illinois, possibly broke the law carrying out their duties to appoint a new senator.}}