politics

[US]/ˈpɒlətɪks/
[UK]/ˈpɑːlətɪks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. political activities, political science, political discourse; party affiliation; power struggles, factional disputes.

Phrases & Collocations

international politics

world politics

power politics

party politics

new politics

identity politics

play politics

Example Sentences

the politics of gender.

the province of politics;

the chemistry of politics .

was wise to the politics of the department.

A fusion of religion and politics emerged.

the politics of divide and rule in society.

politics quickly intrude into the booklet.

politics and sport are on the menu tonight.

the mutation of ethnic politics into nationalist politics.

politics was no more than a reflex of economics.

politics was a sixties trip.

What are your politics?

It is difficult to divorce politics from sport.

They seldom talk on politics in those days.

studied law with a view to going into politics; felt that politics was a worthwhile career.

Partisan politics is often an obstruction to good government. Office politics are often debilitating and counterproductive.

His politics on that issue is his own business. Your politics are clearly more liberal than mine.

the awards are about industry politics and backslapping.

big business and politics were inseparable bedfellows.

Real-world Examples

He blames US politics for denigrating it.

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2018 Collection

We will reject that brexit because we reject that politics.

Source: VOA Daily Standard December 2018 Collection

We should jointly oppose group politics and bloc confrontation.

Source: Wang Yi's speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

There are also Iranian politics at play.

Source: NPR News August 2016 Compilation

This is big-time politics to this day.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Either lay off politics or get out.

Source: Casablanca Original Soundtrack

It's simple and reliable. Simple means there's no politics.

Source: Baidu CEO Robin Li's speech

The radicalization of American politics hasn't been symmetrical.

Source: Hillary's 2018 Yale University graduation speech

These results, of course, go beyond internal Israeli politics.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

The two groups have long influenced Thai politics.

Source: VOA Special May 2023 Collection

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