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the art of looking busy while everyone argues about who gets the remote
means the activity of governing, contesting power, and managing the affairs of a state, group, or organization.
from From Greek 'politika,' literally 'affairs of the cities,' rooted in 'polis,' the city-state — the beating heart of Greek public life. Aristotle's treatise 'Ta Politika' ('Things Concerning the Polis') gave the word its philosophical weight. It traveled through Latin 'politicus' and French 'politique' before settling into English, carrying its civic DNA all the way.
- Word origin
- From Greek politika, meaning affairs of the cities
- Oldest profession
- Sumerians ran city assemblies over 4,000 years ago
- Roman roots
- Senators wore togas with purple stripes signaling rank
- Voting quirk
- Ancient Athens used a machine to randomly pick officials
- Word warning
- Aristotle called humans political animals by nature
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