olemus
tegevusvaldkond (kohati majandusharu),
inimeste ja rühmade mõjutamise teooria ja praktika,
mis on seotud riigi või muu ala valitsemisega,
selleks võimu taotlemisega ja sotsiaalsubjektide võimusuhetega

Vocabulary.com:
1. the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
2. the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
3. social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

Merriam-Webster:
1a: the art or science of government

ülevaateid
https://thetrcompany.com/en/difference-politics-policy/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_political_thought

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_science

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_politics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Politics

https://www.eui.eu/Documents/DepartmentsCentres/SPS/Profiles/Schmitter/Politics-as-a-science.pdf

http://www.nicat-mammadli.narod.ru/b1.html/b35.pdf

https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/a5596b06-ceec-4abd-a417-c3d9d8a1206c/341409.pdf

https://nimd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/politics-meets-policies.pdf

vt ka
- poliitika (1)