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The System (Polity)**: This encompasses institutions, structures, and ideologies—think of the entire political framework (e.g., democratic republics, monarchies). For example, managing economic affairs through political institutions involves control over resources and societal regulation.
The Practice (Politics): The combat or competition for power—elections, debates, struggles—becoming the arena where individuals vie for influence. Voltaire's famous remark, "La politique est l’art de mentir à propos" ("Politics is the art of lying about") hints at its contentious, sometimes deceptive, nature.