politisches

Politisches is the inflected form of the German adjective politisch, meaning "political" or "relating to politics." It denotes things connected with politics, governance, or public life. In everyday and formal language, it appears in numerous contexts, from academic writing to media and speech.

In attributive use before a noun, the ending depends on article and gender. With an indefinite article and a neuter noun, you typically get ein politisches Thema (a political topic) or ein politisches System. With a definite article, das politische System (the political system) uses the -e ending. The phrase politisches Thema is common in discussions of policy, public discourse, or political issues.

Politisches can also function as a noun when capitalized as Das Politische, referring to the realm, concepts, or theory of politics. In this nominal sense it appears in philosophy, political science, and journalism to discuss power, institutions, or political life as such, rather than a specific political object.

Etymology traces politisch to the French politique and Latin politicus, with attested German usage expanding from early modern periods into contemporary language. The term remains a standard descriptor across political science, sociology, history, and media, signaling topics, systems, or phenomena related to government, policy, and governance.

See also: political theory, political science, governance, public policy, nationalism, democracy.