Definition of Politicking

1. Noun. The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of politick) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Politicking

1. politick [v] - See also: politick

Lexicographical Neighbors of Politicking

politicising
politicist
politicists
politicization
politicizations
politicize
politicized
politicizer
politicizers
politicizes
politicizing
politick
politicked
politicker
politickers
politicking (current term)
politickings
politicks
politicly
politico
politico-
politico-economic
politico-economically
politicoeconomic
politicoeconomically
politicoes
politicoethical
politicogeographical
politicos
politics

Literary usage of Politicking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing Law Enforcement Stress: The Organization's Role by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
""There Isn't Much politicking Around Here* At good workplaces, employees are not interested in or concerned about others politicking or "backstabbing"; ..."

2. The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture by Charles King (2000)
""As far as politicking is concerned, ... we have had excellent training. We know it not only theoretically, but practically as well. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Much high-level medical and racial politicking has been generated by this attempt; the Indians are delighted, as are the Afrikaner whites who run the Indian ..."

4. Adolescence: Its Psychology and Its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology by Granville Stanley Hall (1904)
"Many tribes, like many animals, are still fat and sleek in the fall and lean in the spring, and alternate at every season between feasting, politicking, ..."

5. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"She was going to spend the next couple days quietly politicking among the rest of the ad-hoc, getting some support for the idea, and she didn't want the ..."

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