politics in German

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Politik refers to politics/civics as the general concept (the field of government and public affairs). die Politik (feminine) is used without an article when talking about politics as a concept, e.g. Politik interessiert mich. (“I’m interested in politics.”) with the definite article when referring to the field/discipline, e.g. Ich studiere Politik.

Common related vocab:

• der Politiker / die Politikerin = politician
• das politische System = the political system
• die Regierung = the government
• die Partei = the political party
• Wahl / wählen = election / to vote

Examples:

• Politik ist kompliziert.
• Die Politik verändert sich ständig.

Related Topics: Politics, Government, Election

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