(archaic) A politician.

Alternative spelling of politick

plural of political party

A government's policy relating to relations with other nations and international organisations. / Used retrospectively, the sum of a leader or government's dealings and relations with other nations.

(astronomy) The star nearest a celestial pole of a planet. / (figuratively) A guide or guiding principle.

A performer who dances and acts out acrobatics on a vertical pole.

A form of dancing and acrobatics centred on a pole, practiced as a gymnastic or erotic activity.

To perform a pole dance.

(nautical) A removable spar extending from the mast to the jib clew used to control the position and shape of the sail when broad reaching or running.

(athletics) a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit