POLITICS
POLITICS
Entry: politics
Function: noun
Definition: government
Synonyms: backroom, bossism, campaigning, civics, domestic affairs, electioneering, foreign affairs, government, government policy, internal affairs, jungle, legislature, political science, polity, smoke-filled room, statecraft, statesmanship, stumping, zoo
Concept: govt/political action
Entry: devious
Function: adjective
Definition: dishonest
Synonyms: aberrant, artful, calculating, crafty, crooked, deceitful, dishonorable, double-dealing, duplicitous, errant, erring, evasive, fancy footwork, fishy, foxy, fraudulent, guileful, indirect, insidious, insincere, not kosher, not straightforward, oblique, obliquitous, playing games, playing politics, put on, roundabout, scheming, shady, shifty, shrewd, sly, sneaking, sneaky, surreptitious, treacherous, tricky, underhanded, wily
Antonyms: honest, aboveboard, straightforward, open, trustworthy, truthful
Concept: behavior (bad)
Entry: diplomacy
Function: noun
Definition: statesmanship
Synonyms: address, artfulness, craft, delicacy, delicatesse, discretion, expedience, finesse, negotiation, poise, politics, savoir faire, skill, statecraft, subtlety, tact
Concept: ability
Entry: government
Function: noun
Definition: administration
Synonyms: Big Brother, Uncle Sam, Washington, authority, bureaucracy, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, execution, executive, governance, guidance, influence, jurisdiction, law, management, ministry, patronage, political practice, politics, polity, polity, power, powers-that-be, predominance, presidency, regency, regime, regimentation, regulation, restraint, rule, sovereignty, state, statecraft, superintendence, superiority, supervision, supremacy, sway, the feds, union
Concept: govt/political entity
POLITICK
Entry: campaign
Function: verb
Definition: crusade
Synonyms: agitate, attack, barnstorm, canvass, contend for, contest, electioneer, lobby, muckrake, mudsling, politick, ring doorbells, run, run for, solicit votes, stump, tour, whistle-stop
Concept: govt/political action
Entry: lobby
Function: verb
Definition: influence
Synonyms: advance, affect, alter, ballyhoo, bill, billboard, boost, build up, campaign for, change, drum, egg on, exert influence, further, hard sell, high pressure, hype, induce, influence, jawbone, modify, persuade, pitch, plug, politick, press, press, pressure, procure, promote, puff, pull strings, push, request, root for, sell, sell on, soft sell, soft-soap, solicit, solicit votes, splash, spot, sway, sweet-talk, thump, urge
Concept: govt/political action
Entry: pressure
COMPETE
Function: verb
Definition: bother
Synonyms: come at, compel, contrain, drive, impel, insist, lean on, politick, press, press, push, push around, rush, sell, squeeze, twist arm, urge, work over
Concept: bother/trouble action
Function: verb
Definition: be candidate
Synonyms: challenge, compete, contend, contest, kiss babies, oppose, politick, race, ring doorbells, shake hands, stand, stump, take part, whistlestop
Concept: govt/political action
Entry: compete
Function: verb
Definition: challenge
Synonyms: attempt, bandy, battle, bid, challenge, clash, collide, contend, contest, cope with, emulate, encounter, essay, face, fence, fight, go after, go for, grapple, joust, lock horns, match strength, match wits, oppose, participate in, play, rival, run for, scramble for, seek prize, spar, strive, struggle, struggle, take on, take part, tilt, try, tussle, vie, wrestle
Antonyms: cooperate, share
Concept: competition
Entry: compare
Function: verb
Definition: equate
Synonyms: allegorize, approach, approximate to, assimilate, balance, bear comparison, bring near, compete with, connect, correlate, correlate, distinguish between, draw parallel, equal, equate, identify with, identify with, liken, link, make like, match, notice similarities, paragon, parallel, put alongside, relate, resemble, show correspondence, standardize, tie up, vie
Antonyms: disagree, imbalance
Concept: relating
Entry: contest
Function: verb
Definition: fight
Synonyms: altercate, attack, battle, brawl, break with, buck, compete, conflict, contend, cross, defend, duel, feud, fight over, hassle, knuckle with, lay out, quarrel, repel, rival, row, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, set to, sock, square off, strike, struggle, take on, tilt, traverse, vie, withstand, wrangle
Antonyms: accede, agree, surrender
Concept: fighting
Entry: emulate
Function: verb
Definition: copy
Synonyms: challenge, compete, compete with, contend, contend with, copy, ditto, do, do like, follow, follow suit, go like, imitate, make like, mimic, mirror, outvie, pattern after, rival, rivalize, take after, vie with
Concept: imitation
Entry: keep up
Function: verb
Definition: maintain
Synonyms: balance, compete, contend, continue, emulate, go on, hold on, keep pace, keep step, match, pace, persevere, preserve, rival, run with, save, sustain, vie
Concept: enduring
Entry: participate
Function: verb
Definition: do
Synonyms: aid, associate with, be into, be participant, chip in, come in, compete, concur, cooperate, engage, engage in, enter into, go into, join in, latch on, partake, perform, play, share, sit in, strive, tune in
Concept: engagement in
Entry: play
Function: verb
Definition: compete
Synonyms: challenge, compete, contend, contest, disport, engage in, participate, recreate, rival, sport, take on, take part, vie
Concept: competition
Entry: race
Function: verb
Definition: run
Synonyms: boil, bolt, bustle, career, chase, compete, contest, course, dart, dash, fling, fly, gallop, gallop, haste, hasten, hie, hotfoot it, hurry, lash, outstrip, plunge ahead, post, pursue, rush, scamper, scramble, scud, scuttle, shoot, skedaddle, skim, speed, sprint, spurt, swoop, tear, whisk, whiz, wing, zoom
Concept: motion (fast)
Entry: rival
Function: verb
Definition: oppose
Synonyms: amount, approach, approximate, compare with, compete, contend, contest, correspond, emulate, emulate, equal, go after, go for, match, meet, near, partake, resemble, rivalize, scramble for, tie, touch, vie with
Concept: competition
Entry: run
Function: verb
Definition: be candidate
Synonyms: challenge, compete, contend, contest, kiss babies, oppose, politick, race, ring doorbells, shake hands, stand, stump, take part, whistlestop
Concept: govt/political action