Xem thêm: political relation, political science, government, political sympathies
politics noun
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
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 with subject can 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.
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