politics

noun

1. 政治；政治事务（或活动）
   the activities involved in getting and using power in public life, and being able to influence decisions that affect a country or a society
   1. party politics
      党派政治
   2. local politics
      地方政治活动
   3. He's thinking of going into politics (= trying to become a Member of Parliament, Congress, etc.)
      他打算步入政坛。
   4. a major figure in British politics
      英国政坛的风云人物
2. 权术；钩心斗角
   matters concerned with getting or using power within a particular group or organization
   1. I don't want to get involved in office politics.
      我不想卷入办公室的政治。
   2. the internal politics of the legal profession
      法律界内部的钩心斗角
   3. sexual politics (= concerning relationships of power between the sexes)
      两性间的权势之争
3. （个人的）政治观点，政见，政治信仰
   a person's political views or beliefs
   1. a degree in Politics
      政治学学位
4. （个人的）政治观点，政见，政治信仰
   a person's political views or beliefs
   1. a degree in Politics
      政治学学位
5. 政治思想体系；政治局势
   a system of political beliefs; a state of political affairs
   1. A politics of the future has to engage with new ideas.
      未来的政治制度必须同新思想结合。

1. See also: The key question in British politics was how long the prime minister could survive... He quickly involved himself in local politics... The film takes no position on the politics of Northern Ireland... Politics is by no means the only arena in which women are excelling. party politics
2. N-PLURAL 政治信仰；政治主张；政治见解
   Your politics are your beliefs about how a country ought to be governed.
   1. My politics are well to the left of centre.
      我的政治主张相当偏左。
3. N-UNCOUNT 政治学
   Politics is the study of the ways in which countries are governed.
   1. He began studying politics and medieval history.
      他开始学习政治学和中世纪史。
   2. ...young politics graduates.
      年轻的政治学毕业生
4. N-PLURAL 手腕；权术；策略（其后的动词既可用单数，又可用复数）
   Politics can be used to talk about the ways that power is shared in an organization and the ways it is affected by personal relationships between people who work together. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural.
   1. You need to understand how office politics influence the working environment.
      你需要了解办公室权术是如何影响工作氛围的。

1. His interests extended beyond the fine arts to international politics and philosophy.
   他兴趣广泛，涵盖了从美术到国际政治乃至哲学的各个领域。
2. A strong current of nationalism runs through ideology and politics in the Arab world.
   一股强烈的民族主义思潮涌入阿拉伯世界的思想体系和政治体系。
3. Other forms of discourse have successfully been decoupled from politics.
   其他的话语形式已经成功地与政治分离开来。
4. I've become very disillusioned with politics
   我对政治完全不再抱幻想了。
5. Schmidt continued to expound his views on economics and politics.
   施密特继续阐述他的经济和政治观点。
6. We want to get away from the politics of outdated dogmatism and class confrontation.
   我们想摒弃过时的教条主义和阶级对抗的政治观点。
7. He said politics has become increasingly irrelevant to most Americans.
   他说政治对大多数美国人来说已经变得越来越不重要了。
8. The military has accused the clergy of mixing religion and politics.
   军方指责该牧师将宗教与政治混为一谈。
9. The key question in British politics was how long the prime minister could survive
   英国政治的关键问题是首相能坚持多久。
10. He quickly involved himself in local politics
    他很快涉足地方政治事务。
11. The film takes no position on the politics of Northern Ireland
    这部电影未在北爱尔兰政治问题上选择站边。
12. Politics is by no means the only arena in which women are excelling.
    政坛绝不是女性大显身手的唯一舞台。
13. My politics are well to the left of centre.
    我的政治主张相当偏左。
14. He began studying politics and medieval history.
    他开始学习政治学和中世纪史。
15. You need to understand how office politics influence the working environment.
    你需要了解办公室权术是如何影响工作氛围的。
16. I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics
    我当了老师，因为我更喜欢书本和人而不是权术。
17. We're not saying that activists should put all their effort and time into party politics
    我们并不是说活动家应该把所有的精力和时间都用到政党政治上。
18. Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
    政治变成了阶级斗争。
19. Do avoid potentially contentious subjects such as religion, sex or politics.
    一定要避免可能引起争议的话题，如宗教、性和政治。
20. This roused my interest in politics and I went to work for the Democrats.
    这激发了我对政治的兴趣，于是我开始效力于民主党。
21. The intellectual and moral potential of the world's culture must be put at the service of politics.
    世界文化潜在的知识和道德力量一定要为政治所用。
22. This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics.
    这个极端主义组织有意避开了传统政治。
23. She changed the face of British politics almost single-handed.
    她几乎是一手改变了英国政治的面貌。
24. In politics, power and popularity are not synonymous.
    在政治上，权力和声望并非相依而存。
25. The interplay between the new politics and the modern media will unbalance the political process and inhibit its workings.
    新政治和现代媒体之间的相互作用将会扰乱政治进程，妨碍其正常运作。
26. My line of work is entirely unrelated to politics
    我的职业与政治完全无关。
27. The very basis of Indian politics has been transformed
    甚至于印度的政治基础都被改变了。
28. One can't separate politics from economics.
    不能把政治与经济割裂开来。
29. Any given culture is a reflection of the politics and economics of a given society.
    一定的文化是一定社会的政治和经济的反映。
30. Economics is the base and politics the concentrated expression of economics.
    经济是基础，政治则是经济的集中表现。

noun

1. the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

2. the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
   1. unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years
   2. government agencies multiplied beyond the control of representative politics

3. the study of government of states and other political units

   Synonym:    political sciencegovernment

4. the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

   Synonym:    political sympathies

5. social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
   1. office politics is often counterproductive

   Synonym:    political relation