From the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s τά πολῑτῐκᾱ́ ("affairs of state").

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/, /ˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpɑ.lɪˌtɪks/, /ˈpɑ.ləˌtɪks/

politics

1. (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, page 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.

2. (countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.

   He made a career out of politics.

3. (treated as a plural noun) One's political stands and opinions.

   Their politics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.

4. (uncountable) Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
5. (in the singular, informal) Real-world beliefs and social issues irrelevant to the topic at hand.

   We're trying to talk about comic books, don't mention politics.

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative of politic

• police
• policy
• polity

• French: politique
• German: Politik
• Italian: politica
• Portuguese: política
• Russian: поли́тика
• Spanish: política