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politics 1. the practice or study of the art and science of forming, directing, and administrating states and other political units; the art and science of government; political science 2. the complex or aggregate of relationships of people in society, esp those relationships involving authority or power 3. political activities or affairs 4. the business or profession of politics 5. opinions, principles, sympathies, etc., with respect to politics 6. a. the policy-formulating aspects of government as distinguished from the administrative, or legal b. the civil functions of government as distinguished from the military Politics Eatanswill town where party politics arouses fierce oppositions and loyalties. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Pickwick Papers] handbook of advice on acquiring and using political power. [Ital. Lit.: Machiavelli The Prince] old-time machine politician loses mayoralty and dies on election night. [Am. Lit.: Edwin O’Connor The Last Hurrah in Hart, 457] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As a result, the number of infringement procedures initiated and also pursued by the Commission against individual member states has grown substantially as well, and in certain cases this leads to a politicisation of EU procedures and ECJ cases by the member states. It was, he argued, characterised by politicisation, democratisation, ideologisation and an overall greater sense of historical time in which concepts became more dynamic. Nurses in NSW have voiced concerns about the politicisation of the recent events at Camden and Campbelltown hospitals in NSW. |
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