Tra từ politics - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pol·it·ics [politics] BrE [ˈpɒlətɪks] NAmE [ˈpɑːlətɪks] noun
1. uncountable + singular or plural verb 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. uncountable + singular or plural verb (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. plural a person's political views or beliefs
• His politics are extreme.
4. uncountable = ↑political science
•a degree in Politics
5. singular a system of political beliefs; a state of political affairs
• A politics of the future has to engage with new ideas.

Collocations:
Politics
Power
create/form/be the leader of a political party
gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress
start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution
be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle
lead/form a rival/breakaway faction
seize/take control of the government/power
bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime
abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy
establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government
be forced/removed/driven from office/power
resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister
enter/retire from/return to political life
Political debate
spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate
engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over sth)
get involved in/feel excluded from the political process
launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement
join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement
criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government
lobby/put pressure on the government (to do sth)
come under fire/pressure from opposition parties
Policy
call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)
formulate/implement domestic economic policy
change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy
be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy
reform/restructure/modernize the tax system
privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services
invest (heavily) in/spend sth on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure
nationalize the banks/the oil industry
promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts
a/the budget is approved/ (especially NAmE) passed by parliament/congress
Making laws
have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate
propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution
introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures
amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation
veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution
get/require/be decided by a majority vote
more collocations at ↑economy, ↑voting

Example Bank:
•As a churchman, he was accused of interfering in politics.
•Consensus politics places a high value on existing political institutions.
•He abandoned politics and went into business.
•He argued that it was not practical politics to abolish private schools.
•He used dirty politics to trash his opponent's record.
•His manners were as mild as his politics were extreme.
•I don't understand the politics of it all.
•I have always followed politics closely.
•In their world politics dominates everything.
•Let's not talk politics now.
•My personal politics are pretty simple.
•She was active in local politics for many years.
•The Democrats are simply engaging in partisan politics.
•The legislation has been driven by populist politics.
•They took the view that Casper was playing power politics with their jobs at stake.
•They went into politics in the hope of changing society.
•multiculturalism and the rise of identity politics
•reforms that are intended to reshape Italian politics
•the country's internal politics
•the issues which have dominated Irish politics
•the politics surrounding reproduction and fertility
•the role politics played in daily life