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politics

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˈpɒlətɪks/US /ˈpɑːlətɪks/
noun

the activities involved in getting and using power in public life, and being able to influence decisions that affect a country or a society

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[LAUGHTER] This liberating discovery enables me to proceed-- [LAUGHTER] --without any fear that I might inadvertently influence you to abandon promising careers in business, the law, or politics for the giddy delights

J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech

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Our problems—in technology, in politics, wherever—are human problems, from the Garden of Eden to today.

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