aristocratic, autocratic; oligarchic &c. n.; republican, dynastic.
     ruling &c. v.; regnant, gubernatorial; imperious; authoritative,
executive, administrative, clothed with authority, official, departmental, ex officio, imperative, peremptory, overruling, absolute; hegemonic, hegemonical[obs3]; authorized &c. (due) 924.
     [pertaining to property owned by government] government, public;
national, federal; his majesty’s[Great Britain], her majesty’s; state, county, city, &c. n. 
     Phr[cf. nations, subdivisions of nations, smaller subdivisions]. “a
dog’s obeyed in office” [Lear]; cada uno tiene su alguazil[obs3][Sp]; le Roi le veut[Fr]; regibus esse manus en nescio longas[obs3][Lat]; regnant populi[Lat]; “the demigod Authority” [Measure for Measure]; “the right divine of kings to govern wrong” [Pope]; “uneasy lies the head that wears a crown” [Henry IV].

     #737b.  Politics. [contention for governmental authority or influence]. 
—­ N. politics; political science; candidacy, campaign, campaigning, electioneering; partisanship, ideology, factionalism.
     election, poll, ballot, vote, referendum, recall, initiative, voice,
suffrage, plumper, cumulative vote, plebiscitum[Lat], plebiscite, vox populi; electioneering; voting &c. v.; elective franchise; straight ticket [U.S.]; opinion poll, popularity poll.
     issue; opinion, stand, position; program, platform; party line.
     [ideologies] democracy, republicanism; communism, statism, state
socialism; socialism; conservatism, toryism; liberalism, whigism; theocracy; constitutional monarchy.
     [political parties] party &c. 712; Democratic Party[U.S:  list],
Republican Party, Socialist Party, Communist Party; Federalist Party[U.S. defunct parties:  list], Bull Moose Party, Abolitionist Party; Christian Democratic Party[Germany:  list], Social Democratic Party; National Socialist Worker’s Party[Germany, 1930-1945], Nazi Party; Liberal Party[Great Britain:list], Labor Party, Conservative Party.
     ticket, slate.
     [person active in politics] politician[general], activist;
candidate[specific politicians:  list], aspirant, hopeful, office-seeker, front-runner, dark horse, long shot, shoo-in; supporter, backer, political worker, campaign worker; lobbyist, contributor; party hack, ward heeler; regional candidate, favorite son; running mate, stalking horse; perpetual candidate, political animal.
     political contribution, campaign contribution; political action
committee, PAC.
     political district, electoral division, electoral district, bailiwick.
     electorate, constituents.
     get-out-the-vote campaign, political education.
     negative campaigning, dirty politics, smear campaign.
     [unsuccessful candidate] also-ran, loser; has-been.
     [successful candidate] office holder, official, occupant of a
position; public servant, incumbent; winner. 
     V. run for office, stand for office; campaign, stump; throw one’s hat
in the ring; announce one’s candidacy. 
     Adj. political, partisan. 
     Phr.  “Money is the mother’s milk of politics” [Tip O’Neill].