ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

Adj. regal, sovereign, governing; royal, royalist; monarchical, kingly; imperial,
imperiatorial † ; princely; feudal; 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 † ; authorized &c (due) 924.
[pertaining to property owned by government] government, public; national, federal;
his majesty's [Brit.], her majesty's; state, county, city, &c N..
Phr. a dog's obeyed in office [Lear]; cada uno tiene su alguazil [Sp.]; le Roi le veut [Fr.];
regibus esse manus en nescio longas [Lat.]; regnant populi [Lat.]; the demigod Authority
[Lat.Tran] [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; [U.S: Political parties list], Democratic Party,
Republican Party, Socialist Party; Communist Party; [U.S. defunct parties: list],
Federalist Party, Bull Moose Party, Abolitionist Party; [Germany: list], Christian
Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party; National Socialist Worker's Party;
[Germany, 1930-1945], Nazi Party; [Great Britain:list], Liberal Party, Labor Party,
Conservative Party.
ticket, slate.
[person active in politics] politician activist; [specific politicians: list], candidate,
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.