politiki
poh-lee-TEE-kee
How to say it
Kinyarwandapolitikipoh-lee-TEE-keesoon
Englishpolitics; policysoon
Frenchpolitiquesoon
Meaning
The activities of government and of parties competing for power, and also a policy, a plan of action chosen by a government or an organization.
Good to know
The same in the plural (n class): politiki y'uburezi, education policy. A politician is umunyapolitiki.
Examples
- Ntakunda kuvuga ibya politiki.He does not like talking politics.
- Leta yashyizeho politiki nshya y'ubuzima.The government adopted a new health policy.
- Yinjiye muri politiki afite imyaka mirongo itatu.He went into politics at thirty.
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