politicking

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politicking

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From politic + -ing.

noun politickings

  1. derogatory, often The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning. Is internal politicking a Machiavellian dark art or vital oil for the wheels of higher education leadership?

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of politic
  2. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of politick

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noun act of engaging in politics

Españolpolitiqueo
Portuguêspoliticagem

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@misc{politicking_2026,
  title = {politicking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/politicking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}