The word of the day is: POLITICS!
Let's break this down - "Politics" is composed of two latin words: poli + tics.
That's poli, or poly, as in "many", and tics, as in the bloodsucking bug.
Tempting definition, and very true. But, unfortunately, incorrect.
The real roots of this word are the Greek word poli, which means citizen, and the Greek suffix -ics, which means knowledge.
The t is simply added as a separator to ease pronunciation.
So there you have it: politics, the knowledge of being a citizen. At least, that's what it's supposed to be.
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