that's too much (I used Wikipedia)

POLITICS IS THE SET OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING DECISIONS IN GROUPS, OR OTHER FORMS OF POWER RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, SUCH AS THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES OR STATUS. THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF POLITICS IS REFERRED TO AS POLITICAL SCIENCE. IT MAY BE USED POSITIVELY IN THE CONTEXT OF A "POLITICAL SOLUTION" WHICH IS COMPROMISING AND NON-VIOLENT, OR DESCRIPTIVELY AS "THE ART OR SCIENCE OF GOVERNMENT", BUT ALSO OFTEN CARRIES A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION. FOR EXAMPLE, ABOLITIONIST WENDELL PHILLIPS DECLARED THAT "WE DO NOT PLAY POLITICS; ANTI-SLAVERY IS NO HALF-JEST WITH US." THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN DEFINED IN VARIOUS WAYS, AND DIFFERENT APPROACHES HAVE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERING VIEWS ON WHETHER IT SHOULD BE USED EXTENSIVELY OR LIMITEDLY, EMPIRICALLY OR NORMATIVELY, AND ON WHETHER CONFLICT OR CO-OPERATION IS MORE ESSENTIAL TO IT. I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW