| 单词 | political |
| 释义 | political (pəlɪtɪkəl ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 Political means relating to the way power is achieved and used in a country or society. All other political parties there have been completely banned. The Canadian government is facing another political crisis. ...a democratic political system. Abortion is once again a controversial political and moral issue. Synonyms: governmental, government, state, parliamentary politically (pəlɪtɪkli ) adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb, ADVERB with verb] They do not believe the killings were politically motivated. Politically and economically this is an extremely difficult question. 2. See also party political 3. adjective B2 Someone who is political is interested or involved in politics and holds strong beliefs about it. Oh I'm not political, I take no interest in politics. This play is very political. Synonyms: factional, party, militant, partisan Quotations: Man is by nature a political animalPolitics Collocations: political identity They are therefore free to chisel out a distinctive political identity for themselves. Times, Sunday Times He warned of a danger 'when secular government assumes a monopoly in terms of defining public and political identity'. Times, Sunday Times He thinks instant success made him too busy to develop an internal political identity he truly believed in — and he wasn't the only one. Times, Sunday Times Advances in art, philosophy and science went hand in hand with political discord, social injustice, perpetual warfare and a chronic inability to forge a common political identity. Times, Sunday Times As the old economic parameters of political identity are replaced by values-based identification, so familiar political parties have seen the nature of their support radically changed. Times,Sunday Times Over a meal of seahorse soup and fried fish lips, we discussed the political power of book reviewing. The Times Literary Supplement The inequality complained of has four dimensions: wealth, income, opportunity and political power. Times, Sunday Times But they have none of the political power of the farmers. Times, Sunday Times Older people were found to have paid a heavy price in the financial crisis and to have little civic or political power. Times, Sunday Times Who knew political power could be so miserable? Times, Sunday Times In truth, the political pressure to hold these budgets constant will be enormous. Times, Sunday Times He has resisted intense political pressure to give up any of it. Times, Sunday Times This system would put political pressure on public services to ensure they deliver efficiently and would prevent the waste of public funds. Times, Sunday Times They have all been subject to political pressure to do the 'honourable' thing. Times, Sunday Times Sants denied that he had come under political pressure. Times, Sunday Times Most of us, young and arrogant, could not be bothered to vote and were raucously scornful of the whole political process. Times, Sunday Times One reaction from a completely insignificant voice in the political process. Times, Sunday Times The complaints about her leadership have grown louder and more public, the disillusion with politics and the political process ever greater. Times, Sunday Times For the stakes are even higher than loss of public office and the credibility of the political process. Times, Sunday Times We also probably overestimated the ability of the political process to deal with the realities of what could happen if real trouble developed. Times, Sunday Times Analysts suggested that the answers reflected widespread personal frustration rather than a strong sense of political purpose. Times,Sunday Times Perhaps, but whatever its political purpose there's no escaping the utter boredom of it all. Times, Sunday Times Or to validate some conviction that there can be no true moral or political purpose, no sincere vision of self or country? The Times Literary Supplement How the bold aesthetic of pop art found a deeper political purpose as artists adopted it around the globe. Times, Sunday Times The unprecedented barrage served an obvious political purpose. Times, Sunday Times That formal position conceals the political reality, however. The Times Literary Supplement Yet the political reality of his first attempt to address the economic crisis was clear. Times, Sunday Times But science isn't interested in political reality either. The Times Literary Supplement It's the result of a different political reality. Times, Sunday Times But it has taken until now for it to become a political reality. Times, Sunday Times Days later a million people, 5 per cent of the population, joined demonstrations calling for economic and political reform. Times,Sunday Times They are disproportionately represented among local activists for social and political reform. Times, Sunday Times But these considerations cannot be a justification for avoiding substantive political reform. Times, Sunday Times This newspaper agrees on the need for political reform and radical change. Times, Sunday Times He thereby demonstrated his incomprehension of the movement for political reform in the region and the yearning for change that underlies it. Times, Sunday Times His night-time confabulations always threatened to erupt into political scandal. The Times Literary Supplement The leak triggered the biggest political scandal in living memory. The Sun Never mind which way you voted, not leaving now would be the biggest political scandal of my life. Times, Sunday Times In a conventional political scandal, the principal opposition party would be demanding the answers. Times, Sunday Times Liberal politicians have not been strangers to political scandal. Times, Sunday Times A political settlement would have to be matched by an economic one, he added. Times, Sunday Times One lesson was that it takes time to 'clear and hold' communities and build a political settlement. Times, Sunday Times The council was committed to a political settlement and was ready to resume talks, he said. Times, Sunday Times A cabinet statement said that the new plan would 'take a future political settlement into account'. Times, Sunday Times The draft resolution was also expected to spell out the requirements for a political settlement leading to a permanent ceasefire. Times, Sunday Times Unwittingly, those two events created a renewed impetus towards finding a political solution. Times, Sunday Times A political solution remains a distant prospect, and clashes between police and protesters continue. Times, Sunday Times It was always going to have to be a political solution. The Sun Everyone kept going on about it being 'the last effort for a political solution'. Times, Sunday Times But the emphasis now must be on a political solution. Times, Sunday Times Visionary leadership that recognises the value of research in economic growth and political stability. ST The fatalism of a beggar mentality will be matched by frustration that will do little to foster political stability or social cohesion. Times, Sunday Times The foreign plutocrats benefit from our political stability, the rule of law, our infrastructure, our language, good top schools and excellent healthcare. Times, Sunday Times The consumer boom and political stability have come at a heavy price. Times, Sunday Times Sentiment towards the explorer would also be helped by greater political stability in the region. Times, Sunday Times Spare a thought for the political strategist who has to capture a campaign in a slogan. Times, Sunday Times He has morphed from a clever political tactician, masterminding short-term partisan hits, to a thoughtful political strategist, with a long-term vision for the country. Times, Sunday Times He was honouring a pollster and political strategist. Times, Sunday Times The bearded political strategist, who has the bearing of a linebacker, was commanding his armada of buses with a jolly confidence. Globe and Mail Dent was rewarded with a post as special counsel and political strategist to the new president. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it deserves bipartisan political support and public sympathy. Times, Sunday Times The policy had political support because most residents used public transport, with only the wealthiest driving private cars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The collapse in political support occurred early on. Times, Sunday Times The move earned him criticism after his earlier political support for the project. Times, Sunday Times The other wanted political support for the biotech industry. Times, Sunday Times And just like that fantasy football team my fantasy political system will never exist either. Times, Sunday Times Yet it would send a bolt of lightning through the political system if a major party filed for administration. Times, Sunday Times A third journey may help to explain the crisis besetting our political system. Times, Sunday Times His effort to reform his country's extremely repressive political system was initially cautious and reluctant. Times, Sunday Times That would be disastrous for business confidence and the public's confidence in the political system. Times, Sunday Times Even as the political tension rises, many western firms are busy adjusting to the new reality. Times, Sunday Times Still, only the initiated will notice the undercurrent of political tension. Times, Sunday Times Droves of expats turn a blind eye to the simmering political tension with the mainland as they enjoy the faultless public transport and golden beaches. Times, Sunday Times But it's when political tension turns into political instruction that we need to worry. Times, Sunday Times The incident heightens the political tension of recent weeks. Times,Sunday Times Keep up with the ever-changing political turmoil by reading unrivalled insight and opinion from our expert team of writers. Times, Sunday Times But political turmoil in the region bears an economic cost. Times, Sunday Times The military argued that the coup, which followed months of political turmoil, was necessary to move the country towards reform. Times, Sunday Times But they must have been powerful when viewed in the heat of the political turmoil. Times, Sunday Times This difference makes reporting the political turmoil difficult. Times,Sunday Times The language and imagery of political upheaval are psychologically interesting. Times, Sunday Times The sour mood of the public also resulted in the most consequential event of 2010 — a political upheaval. Times, Sunday Times The political upheaval triggered fears that the eurozone debt crisis was about to flare up again. Times, Sunday Times It has been known to happen in countries affected by war or political upheaval. The Sun That prospect has already set off a political upheaval that could end the post-war order. Times, Sunday Times They require the sort of political will and investment our members have long called for. Times, Sunday Times The insurgents will try to win by eroding political will. Times, Sunday Times But it takes political will to get this done. Times, Sunday Times It has huge debts and there doesn't seem to be any political will to increase taxes to cut it down. Times, Sunday Times The political will to grasp them, however, remains far more elusive. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 政治的 Japanese: 政治の |
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