pretending that fair "politics" still exists
Just walkaway from the situation avoid any confromtation. Investigate the situation and try to find a better solution.
political graft.
No, it is never okay to engage in unethical practices. Only people who can't win fairly choose to cheat by backstabbing and manipulating others.
it was Walter Laquer, an american historian
Political Predisposition.
Illegitimate or unlawful.
Since President Obama's parents were married when he was born, he does not fit the dictionary definition of "illegitimate." But if you are referring to a political insult, this one has been thrown at candidates for decades. Whenever a candidate is elected, the other side claims voter fraud or says the election was illegitimate. The truth is, whether you like this president or dislike him, he was elected according to the rules of American democracy and is thus the legally elected president and not illegitimate in any way.
An illegitimate child can be baptized.
Legitimate trade, by definition, is not illegitimate.
il-le-jit-a-mit (illegitimate)
Theft is an illegitimate way to obtain funds. An illegitimate child is one born to parents who are not married.
When you do the dishes for your wife after dinner this is the politics of sex. When you cease your chatter after the professor walks in the room this is political behavior. When you bite your tongue so hard there are teeth marks still on your tongue weeks later because your boss was yelling at you for something that was out of your control, this is political behavior. When you want to build or create your dream project so you glad hand your friends and neighbors in an attempt to rally support, this is political behavior. When you vote, this is political behavior. When you engage in deceptions and broken promises this is the politics of power.