Politics :  (noun)
1: social relations involving authority or power [syn: political relation]
2: the study of government of states and other political units [syn: political science, government]
3: the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
4: the opinion you hold with respect to political questions [syn: political sympathies]

Geopolitik, Machiavellianism, Machiavellism, civics, diplomacy, diplomatics, geopolitics, government, international relations, jobbery, jobbing, machination, manipulation, poli-sci, political behavior, political economy, political geography, political philosophy, political science, political theory, public administration, statecraft, statesmanship,