Politics a term in engulfed in multiple meaning here is a few from individuals and those big books of words and their definitions called dictionaries.

1 the activities associated with governing a country or area, and with the political relations between states. 2 a particular set of political beliefs or principles. 3 activities aimed at gaining power within an organization: office politics. 4 the principles relating to or inherent in a sphere or activity, especially when concerned with power and status: the politics of gender. (Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Currnet English)

1 a : the art or science of government b : the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy c : the art or science concerned with winning and holding control over a government. (Merriam Webster Online Dictionary)

“A way of ruling divided societies by a process of free discussion and without undue violence” (Bernard Crick, 2000)

“Who gets what, when, how” (H. Lasswell. 1936)

“Man moving man” (Bertrand de Jouvenal, 1963)

“The authoritative allocation of value” (David Easton, 1979)