| 单词 | retail politics |
| 释义 | > as lemmasretail politics retail politics n. chiefly U.S. (a) depreciative the conducting of politics as if it were a retail business (rare); (b) a style of political campaigning in which the candidate targets voters on a small-scale or individual basis, typically by attending small meetings and local events. ΚΠ 1901 Chicago Tribune 23 Sept. 6/7 He has only commercial instinct to see that while his own vote is worth only $5, a ‘block’ of ten votes is worth not $50, but a ‘job’ which will pay him, say $1,000 a year. This is retail politics. 1972 Washington Post 5 Mar. a20/1 ‘There isn't anything I could do in the next few days, in two or three days of retail politics,’ said the senator, riding over icy roads to a speaking engagement. 2001 K. Marton Hidden Power viii. 223 She was good door-to-door. He couldn't do that. He wasn't much good at retail politics. < as lemmas |
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