politics
n
1
(a) [sing or pl v]
political affairs or life 政治事務; 政治生活; 政治活動: party politics 政黨政治
local politics 地方上的政治活動
He's thinking of going into politics, eg trying to become a Member of Parliament. 他正打算參政(如爭取當下院議員).
(b) [pl] political views, beliefs 政治觀點; 政治信仰
What are your politics? 你的政見如何?
(c) [sing v] (derog 貶) rivalry between political parties 政黨之間的斗爭
They're not concerned with welfare
it's all politics! 他們并非關心福利問題, 完全是黨同伐異.
2 [sing v] = political science (political)
She's reading politics at university. 她在大學里攻讀政治學.
3 [sing v] (derog 貶) manoeuvring for power or advantage within a group or organization 權術; 勾心斗角
office politics 公務上的爭權奪利
church politics 教會的明爭暗斗.