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Is it true that politics means "Many Bloodsuckers?"?

Asked by Ben_Dover (4213points) September 5th, 2010

No, really..Poli = Many and Tics of course are those pesky little BloodSuckers.

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marinelife's avatar

No.

“1520s, “science of government,” from politic (adj.), modeled on Aristotle’s ta politika “affairs of state,” the name of his book on governing and governments, which was in English mid-15c. as “Polettiques.” Also see -ics.”

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Winters's avatar

@Ben_Dover I like your definition better, but then what would lawyers be? lol

Ben_Dover's avatar

@Winters Why, don’t you know? The word lawyer arose from so many people going to court asking one another if they had their liar with them.This was in reference to having hired a barrister.
Ergo, lawyers are liars!

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