"politicking" meaning in All languages combined

See politicking on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: politickings [plural]
Etymology: From politic + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|politic|-ing}} politic + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} politicking (plural politickings)
  1. (often derogatory) The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning. Tags: derogatory, often Categories (topical): Politics Derived forms: politick Translations (act of engaging in politics): politikointi (Finnish), politiqueo [masculine] (Galician), politicagem [feminine] (Portuguese), politiqueo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-politicking-en-noun-QVFr0EH9 Disambiguation of Politics: 54 38 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 36 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 31 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 35 35

Verb [English]

Etymology: From politic + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|politic|-ing}} politic + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} politicking
  1. present participle and gerund of politic Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: politic
    Sense id: en-politicking-en-verb-nhwAg71w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 36 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 31 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 35 35
  2. present participle and gerund of politick Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: politick
    Sense id: en-politicking-en-verb-OEQiWMbG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 36 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 31 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 35 35

Inflected forms

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