[noncount]:the work or job of people (such as elected officials) who are part of a government政治职业;政治工作
Politics is a competitive profession.政治是一种竞争性的职业。
She plans on going into politics. = She plans on entering politics. [=she plans on getting a job that involves politics]她打算从政。
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[plural]:the opinions that someone has about what should be done by governments:a person's political thoughts and opinions政治信仰;政治观点
She has changed her politics.她改变了自己的政治信仰。
His politics are very liberal/conservative. [=he believes that governments should be liberal/conservative]他的政治观点很自由/保守。
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[noncount]often disapproving:the activities, attitudes, or behaviors that are used to get or keep power or an advantage within a group, organization, etc.政治斗争;权力斗争;权术
I don't want to get involved in office politics.我不想卷入办公室政治。
She wrote a book about sexual politics [=the way men and women deal with and behave toward each other] in the academic world.她写了一本关于学术界性别政治的书。
especially: competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and leadership (as in a government)
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: political life especially as a principal activity or profession
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: political activities characterized by artful and often dishonest practices
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: the political opinions or sympathies of a person
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: the total complex of relations between people living in society
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: relations or conduct in a particular area of experience especially as seen or dealt with from a political point of view
office politics
ethnic politics
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Playing Politics
Politics is a multifaceted word. It has a set of fairly specific meanings that are descriptive and nonjudgmental (such as “the art or science of government” and "political principles"), but it can and often does carry a negative meaning closely related to these (“political activities characterized by artful and often dishonest practices”). English is a flexible language, and it is not uncommon for a word to have multiple related meanings that run the connotative gamut from good to bad. Some of these have been around for a surprisingly long time. The negative sense of politics, as seen in the phrase play politics, for example, has been in use since at least 1853, when abolitionist Wendell Phillips declared: “We do not play politics; anti-slavery is no half-jest with us.”
Example Sentences
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English Polletiques, Polytykys, as title of Aristotle's Politics, from politik "of spiritual or secular governance, political" + -iques, -ykys-ics, after Middle French politiques, polliticques and Medieval Latin polītica, after Greek tà politiká "public matters, civic affairs," from neuter plural of politikós "of citizens, civic, of a state, political, public" — more at politic
ADJECTIVE | VERB + POLITICS | POLITICS + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤domestic, internal國內/內部政治◇the country's internal politics國家的內政◇the internal politics of the legal profession法律界內部的鈎心鬥角➤county, local, national, regional縣政治;地方政治;國家政治;區域政治◇She was active in local politics for many years.她多年活躍於地方政壇。➤global, international, world全球/國際/世界政治▸➤democratic, electoral, multiparty, parliamentary, party民主/選舉/多黨/議會/政黨政治➤presidential總統政治▸➤contemporary, modern當代/現代政治▸➤mainstream主流政治➤conservative, extreme, left-wing, liberal, progressive, radical, right-wing, etc.保守、極端、左翼、自由、革新、激進、右翼等政治◇His manners were as mild as his politics were extreme.他舉止溫和,但政治上極端。➤personal個人政治◇My personal politics are pretty simple.我個人的政治主張很簡單。➤practical可具體實施的事◇He argued that it was not practical politics to abolish private schools.他爭辯說取消私立學校根本就不可行。➤power強權政治◇They took the view that Casper was playing power politics with their jobs at stake.他們認為卡斯珀在玩強權政治,用他們的職位作賭注。➤consensus共識政治◇Consensus politics places a high value on existing political institutions.共識政治強調現存政治機構的重要性。➤partisan (disapproving, especially NAmE) 黨派政治◇The Democrats are simply engaging in partisan politics.民主黨只是搞黨派政治。➤dirty卑劣的權術◇He used dirty politics to trash his opponent's record.他用卑劣的政治手段詆譭他對手的履歷。➤conviction (especially BrE) 信念政治➤identity身分政治◇multiculturalism and the rise of identity politics多元文化和身分政治的興起➤nationalist, sectarian民族主義/宗派主義政治▸➤cultural, environmental, feminist, gay, gender, racial, sexual, working-class文化/環境/女權主義/同性戀/性別/種族/兩性/工薪階層政治▸➤office辦公室政治◇I don't want to get involved in office politics.我不想捲入辦公室政治。VERB + POLITICS➤enter, go into從政◇They went into politics in the hope of changing society.他們懷着改變社會的希望從政。➤abandon, retire from棄政;退出政界◇He abandoned politics and went into business.他棄政從商了。➤be interested in, follow對政治感興趣;關注政治◇I have always followed politics closely.我一直都密切關注政局。➤understand懂政治◇I don't understand the politics of it all.我不明白其中的政治手腕。➤be active in, be engaged in, be immersed in, be involved in, engage in, participate in活躍於政界;潛心於政治;從政➤become active in, get immersed in, get involved in變得活躍於政界;沉浸在政壇;參與政治▸➤dabble in, play (informal) 涉足政界;玩弄權術▸➤get embroiled in置身於政治鬥爭中▸➤discuss, talk (informal) , talk about商討政治;談論政治◇Let's not talk politics now.現在我們不要談論政治吧。➤dabble in, interfere in, intervene in, meddle in (especially BrE) 涉足/干涉/干預/插手政治◇As a churchman, he was accused of interfering in politics.他被指控身為神職人員干預政治。➤dominate主宰政治◇the issues which have dominated Irish politics左右愛爾蘭政局的問題➤influence, reshape, shape影響/重塑/塑造政治◇reforms that are intended to reshape Italian politics意在重塑意大利政治的改革POLITICS + VERB➤dominate sth, drive sth, motivate sth政治主宰⋯/驅使⋯/激勵⋯◇In their world politics dominates everything.在他們的世界裏,政治主宰一切。◇The legislation has been driven by populist politics.立法已由民粹主義政治所驅使。➤affect sth政治影響⋯➤surround sth政治圍繞⋯◇the politics surrounding reproduction and fertility圍繞繁殖和生育的政治➤play a role政治發揮作用◇the role politics played in daily life政治在日常生活中發揮的作用PHRASES➤sb's involvement in politics, sb's participation in politics某人的政治參與▸➤the world of politics政界