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For some reason in American politics, the terms got switched.

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  1. noun The art or science of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity, such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs.
  2. noun Political science.
  3. noun The activities or affairs engaged in by a government, politician, or political party: "All politics is local” (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.) "Politics have appealed to me since I was at Oxford because they are exciting morning, noon, and night” (Jeffrey Archer).

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  • Before his election, I personally witnessed Rahm Emanuel, a rising star in American politics, say Barack is a Hebrew word and it means blessed, implying that the Jewish Americans should vote for him.
  • For some reason in American politics, the terms got switched. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • On the heels of the odious report by the State of Missouri, recently retracted, focusing on so-called "right-wing terrorism" and implying that every right of center group in American politics is an inch away from being terrorists, now we have a federal agency report doing the same thing. —  Stop The ACLU
  • These days in American politics, the stars at night are big and bright (clap clap clap clap) deep in the heart of Texas. —  digitallyOBSESSED.com DVD News and Reviews
  • If this deal succeeds, I predict it will become a transforming event in American politics -- exposing the deep deformities in our democracy and launching a tidal wave of righteous anger and popular rebellion. —  amor mundi
 

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  1. Early modern English politicks, polytykes; plural of politic (see -ics).
 

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