Tamil Eelam Issue in Indian Politics
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Politics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the political magazine, see The Politic. For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation).
Politics (from Greek politikos "of, for, or relating to citizens") is the art or science of influencing people on a civic, or individual level, when there are more than 2 people involved.
Modern political discourse focuses on democracy and the relationship between people and politics. It is thought of as the way we "choose government officials and make decisions about public policy".[1] * |
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[edit]Etymology
European Parliament
The word politics comes from the Greek word Πολιτικά (politika), modeled on Aristotle's "affairs of the city", the name of his book on governing and governments, which was rendered in English in the mid-15th century as Latinized "Polettiques".[2] Thus it became "politics" in Middle English c. 1520s (see the Concise Oxford Dictionary). The singular politic first attested in English 1430 and comes from Middle French politique, in turn from Latin politicus,[3] which is the latinisation of the Greek πολιτικός (politikos), meaning amongst others "of, for, or relating to citizens", "civil", "civic", "belonging to the state",[4] in turn from πολίτης (polites), "citizen"[5] and that from πόλις (polis), "city".[6]
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[edit]History
The history of politics is reflected in the origin and development, and economics of the institutions of government.
[edit]The state
Main article: State (polity)
Sun Tzu
The origin of the state is to be found in the development of the art of warfare. Historically speaking, all political communities of the modern type owe their existence to successful warfare.[7]
Kings, emperors and other types of monarchs in many countries including China and Japan, were considered divine. Of the institutions that ruled states, that
Politics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the political magazine, see The Politic. For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation).
Politics (from Greek politikos "of, for, or relating to citizens") is the art or science of influencing people on a civic, or individual level, when there are more than 2 people involved.
Modern political discourse focuses on democracy and the relationship between people and politics. It is thought of as the way we "choose government officials and make decisions about public policy".[1] * |
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[edit]Etymology
European Parliament
The word politics comes from the Greek word Πολιτικά (politika), modeled on Aristotle's "affairs of the city", the name of his book on governing and governments, which was rendered in English in the mid-15th century as Latinized "Polettiques".[2] Thus it became "politics" in Middle English c. 1520s (see the Concise Oxford Dictionary). The singular politic first attested in English 1430 and comes from Middle French politique, in turn from Latin politicus,[3] which is the latinisation of the Greek πολιτικός (politikos), meaning amongst others "of, for, or relating to citizens", "civil", "civic", "belonging to the state",[4] in turn from πολίτης (polites), "citizen"[5] and that from πόλις (polis), "city".[6]
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[edit]History
The history of politics is reflected in the origin and development, and economics of the institutions of government.
[edit]The state
Main article: State (polity)
Sun Tzu
The origin of the state is to be found in the development of the art of warfare. Historically speaking, all political communities of the modern type owe their existence to successful warfare.[7]
Kings, emperors and other types of monarchs in many countries including China and Japan, were considered divine. Of the institutions that ruled states, that