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• Science of "how who gets what"
• The study of government of states and other political units
• The profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Politics is a 2003 novel by Adam Thirlwell about a father-daughter relationship and about a ménage à trois which includes said daughter and two of her friends. We are informed by the narrator that the novel is about " goodness ".

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context countable English) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement. 2 (context countable English) The profession of conducting political affairs. 3 (context countable English) One's political ...