politik

politik (feminine politike, masculine plural politikë, feminine plural politike)

1. political

politik

1. partitive indefinite of polit

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪtɪk]

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politik m anim (female equivalent politička)

1. politician

• See polis

• “politik”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “politik”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “politik”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Via German Politik from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ, “relating to the state; politics”), derived from the noun πόλις (pólis, “city, state”).

• IPA^(key): [pʰoliˈtˢiɡ̊]

politik c (definite singular politikken) (uncountable)

1. (politics) politics

politik c (definite singular politikken, indefinite plural politikker, definite plural politikkerne)

1. a policy (course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organisation)

• politisk
• politiker

From French politique (“politics”).

• IPA^(key): /politik/

politik

1. politics

From Malay politik, from Dutch politiek (“politics”),^[1] from French politique, from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ, “relating to the state; politics”), πόλις (pólis, “city, state”). By analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state').

• IPA^(key): [pɔlˈli.tɪk̚]

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• Hyphenation: po‧li‧tik

politik (plural politik-politik)

1. politics,
   1. (politics) a methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement
   2. political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, influence or conflict
2. policy

   Synonym: kebijakan

• “politik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Dutch politiek, from French politique by analogy with Aristotle’s "τα πολιτικά" ('affairs of state'). First attested as politiek published in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.^[1][2]

politik (Jawi spelling ڤوليتيک)

1. politics

   Synonym: siasah

• “politik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From politika (“politics”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlitik/
• Rhymes: -ik

politik m pers (genitive singular politika, nominative plural politici, genitive plural politikov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. politician

• politička

• “politik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

• IPA^(key): /pʊlɪˈtiːk/

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• Rhymes: -iːk

politik c

1. politics
2. policy

   Den nya premiärministern ska föra en hård politik mot brottslighet.

   The new prime minister will conduct a tough policy against crime.

• politiker
• politisk

Borrowed from French politique, itself borrowed from Latin polīticus, again itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.li.tic/

politik

1. political

• siyasal
• siyasi