'Politics'...
Politics sounds and looks plural. It is singular in meaning though.
"Politics" is already plural in form, though it may take a singular verb.
Politics belongs to a class of nouns that are plural in construction but singular in use and meaning. There is only one form.Two other examples are economics and ethics.
Data, the media, statistics and politics for a few.
English nouns ending in -ics, such as analytics, statistics and politics, derive from Greek neuter plurals, and are plural in form but singular in meaning, and take a singular verb.
Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning include "scissors," "pants," "physics," "politics," and "gymnastics." These words refer to singular items or concepts even though they are grammatically plural.
Present tense plural is just the base form of the verb, no -s. argue. They (plural) argue all the time. She (singular) argues all the time.
No, the noun 'politics' is a plural (uncountable), common, abstract noun.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way; for example, an equivocation of politicians.
The concept of a plural society will only work for Malaysian politics if all politicians start thinking about the nation instead of themselves. But politicians being politicians and humans being humans, of course they would have their own vested interests. It is better that all the NON-politicians practise the concept of a plural society. Once a politician starts politicising the concept of plural society, it will no longer be neutral and will only cause unhappiness among the people.
The plural form of the noun 'graft' is grafts (a count noun as a word for a part or tissue transferred from one body or thing to another). The noun 'graft' is an uncountable noun as a word for dishonest or illegal activities in politics or business.
Some example are measles, politics, mumps, news, accommodations, bowels, archives, series, species, gallows, barracks, headquarters, and means.
Here are some examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning: gallows glasses headquarters news pajamas pants scissors series species billiards athletics physics Philippines measles tweezers dominoes economics civics politics