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noun social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
noun the study of government of states and other political units
noun the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
originFrom the adjective politic, by analogy with Aristotle’s τά πολῑτῐκᾱ́ (tá polītĭkā́, “affairs of state”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0