politics
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
office politics is often counterproductive
Types & categories
- social relation hypernym
Related & opposite
- politico derivation
- politician derivation
- wilderness has domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the study of government of states and other political units
Types & categories
- social science hypernym
- geopolitics hyponym
- realpolitik hyponym
Related & opposite
- political scientist derivation
- governing domain topic
- bolt has domain topic
- politics has domain topic
- mandate has domain topic
- patronage has domain topic
- demonstration has domain topic
- conspiracy has domain topic
- catechism has domain topic
- nominating speech has domain topic
- combination has domain topic
- Soviets has domain topic
- civilization has domain topic
- side has domain topic
- bravo has domain topic
- muckraker has domain topic
- independent has domain topic
- regular has domain topic
- coattails effect has domain topic
- war chest has domain topic
- upheaval has domain topic
- minimalist has domain topic
Sense 3 noun
the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
Types & categories
- profession hypernym
Related & opposite
- politico derivation
- politician derivation
- political derivation
- political science domain topic
Sense 4 noun
the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
Types & categories
- opinion hypernym
Related & opposite
- political derivation
Sense 5 noun
the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years
Types & categories
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | politico |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | politician |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | wilderness |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | social relation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | political scientist |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | governing |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | bolt |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | politics |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | mandate |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | patronage |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | demonstration |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | conspiracy |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | catechism |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | nominating speech |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | combination |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | Soviets |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | civilization |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | side |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | bravo |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | muckraker |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | independent |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | regular |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | coattails effect |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | war chest |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | upheaval |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | minimalist |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | social science |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | geopolitics |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | realpolitik |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | politico |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | politician |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | political |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | political science |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | profession |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | political |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | opinion |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | affairs |