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'''Politics''' is the art of governing an administrative entity, such as a city or nation, as well as the methods and beliefs involved in that management.  
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'''Politics''' is the battle for control over the future.  It entails seeking favorable portrayal by the [[media]] in public, and seeking support by individuals privately.  Success or failure can be affected by the skill at governing an administrative entity, such as a city or nation, as well as the methods and beliefs involved in that management.  
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In a [[democracy]],
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In a [[democracy]], people who share broad political goals often gather into [[parties]] to mobilize fundraising and create a unified manifesto, called a party [[platform]]. In a multi-party state, such as the United States, politics can be adversarial but in a productive way via debating for example.
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people who share broad political goals often gather into [[parties]] to mobilize fundraising and create a unified manifesto, called a party [[platform]]. In a multi-party state, such as the United States, politics can be adversarial but in a productive way via debating for example.
      
In a single-party state, such as [[communist China]] or [[Nazi Germany]], politics amounts to a process of rubber-stamping the decisions of a small ruling group.
 
In a single-party state, such as [[communist China]] or [[Nazi Germany]], politics amounts to a process of rubber-stamping the decisions of a small ruling group.
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