plural of body politic

(politics) Politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings, such as ethnicity, race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation.

(historical, 1950s, US, politics) The ideology of the U.S. Democratic Party during the 1950s.

The political strategy of engaging with small groups of individuals in face-to-face interactions.

Attempts by marginalized groups to police their own members and show their social values as being compatible with mainstream values, rather than challenging the mainstream for its failure to accept difference.

plural of polite fiction

(dated) belles-lettres; light reading

(derogatory) A style of politics that evades rather than addresses problems; ostrichism.

Politics concerned with the well-being of the citizens.

Politics concerned with the survival of the state.