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
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
