politics

US: /ˈpɑɫəˌtɪks/
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?

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