politics
US: /ˈpɑɫəˌtɪks/
UK: /pˈɒlətˌɪks/
UK: /pˈɒlətˌɪks/
English Vietnamese dictionary
politics /'pɔlitiks/
- danh từ số nhiều
- chính trị
- to talk politics: nói chuyện chính trị
- hoạt động chính trị
- to enter politics: tham gia hoạt động chính trị
- chính kiến, quan điểm chính trị
- what are your politics?: chính kiến của anh thế nào?
- chính trị
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U+sing./pl. v.] the activities involved in getting and using power in public life, and being able to influence decisions that affect a country or a society: party politics + local politics + He's thinking of going into politics (= trying to become a Member of Parliament, Congress, etc.) + a major figure in British politics
2 [U+sing./pl. v.] (disapproving) matters concerned with getting or using power within a particular group or organization: I don't want to get involved in office politics. + the internal politics of the legal profession + sexual politics (= concerning relationships of power between the sexes)
3 [pl.] a person's political views or beliefs: His politics are extreme.
4 [U] = POLITICAL SCIENCE: a degree in Politics
5 [sing.] a system of political beliefs; a state of political affairs: A politics of the future has to engage with new ideas.(also politics)
+ noun
[U] the study of government and politics
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 public affairs, political science, civics, civil affairs, government, statecraft, diplomacy, statesmanship:
Hume viewed politics as people united in society and dependent on each other
2 manoeuvring, manipulation, wirepulling, machination:
Office politics are such that they wouldn't dare dismiss that department head.
Collocation dictionary
1 work/ideas connected with getting/using power
ADJ.
county, local
She was active in local politics for many years.
| domestic, internal, national
the country's internal politics the internal politics of the legal profession
| global, international, world | democratic, electoral, multiparty, parliamentary, party | contemporary, modern | mainstream | practical
He argued that it was not practical politics to abolish private schools.
| power
They took the view that Casper was playing power politics with their jobs at stake.
| consensus
Consensus politics places a high value on existing political institutions.
| conviction | cultural, gender, sexual | office
VERB + POLITICS
enter, go into
They went into politics in the hope of changing society.
| abandon, retire from
He abandoned politics and went into business.
| be interested in | be active in, be engaged in, be/get immersed in, be/get involved in, engage in, participate in | dabble in, play
(informal)
| get embroiled in | interfere in, intervene in, meddle in
As a churchman, he was accused of meddling in politics.
| dominate
the issues which have dominated Irish politics
| reshape
reforms that are intended to reshape Italian politics
POLITICS + VERB
dominate sth
In their world politics dominates everything.
PHRASES
the world of politics
2 political beliefs
ADJ.
extreme, radical
His manners were as mild as his politics were extreme.
| left-wing, right-wing | sectarian | working-class | feminist
VERB + POLITICS
discuss, talk (about)
(informal) Let's not talk politics now.
3 study of government
ADJ.
comparative
More information about SUBJECT
SUBJECT:
of study do, read, study ~ do ~
is more commonly used with school subjects (but may also be used with university subjects):She did maths, physics and chemistry at school.
study ~
is used with both school and university subjects:He studied German at school. She went on to study mathematics at university.
read ~
is only used with university subjects and is quite formal:She was educated privately and at Pembroke College, where she read classics.
lecture in, teach ~
He taught music at a school in Edinburgh.
Other verbs used withsubjectcan also be used with particular subjects of study:Half the students take geography at A level. We offer accounting as a subsidiary course.
~ degree, a degree/diploma in ~
a law degree a higher diploma in fine art
~ class, course, lecture, lesson
The genetics lectures are on a different campus.
~ department, a/the department of ~
All enquiries should be made to the Department of Architecture.
~ graduate, student, undergraduate
Some architecture graduates gain further qualifications in specialist fields.
~ lecturer, teacher, tutor
He's an English teacher at Highland Road School.
~ professor, (a) professor of ~
She's professor of linguistics at the University of Wales.
the study of ~
The study of philosophy helps you to think critically.
in ~
He got As in history and art.
Concise English dictionary
'pɑlɪtɪks /'pɒl-
noun
+social relations involving authority or power
+the study of government of states and other political units
+the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
+the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
