noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ domestic , internal
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the country's internal ~
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the internal ~ of the legal profession
▪ county , local , national , regional
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She was active in local ~ for many years.
▪ global , international , world
▪ democratic , electoral , multiparty , parliamentary , party
▪ presidential
▪ contemporary , modern
▪ mainstream
▪ conservative , extreme , left-wing , liberal , progressive , radical , right-wing , etc.
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His manners were as mild as his ~ were extreme.
▪ personal
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My personal ~ are pretty simple.
▪ practical
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He argued that it was not practical ~ to abolish private schools.
▪ power
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They took the view that Casper was playing power ~ with their jobs at stake.
▪ consensus
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Consensus ~ places a high value on existing political institutions.
▪ partisan ( disapproving , esp. AmE )
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The Democrats are simply engaging in partisan ~.
▪ dirty
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He used dirty ~ to trash his opponent's record.
▪ conviction ( esp. BrE )
▪ identity
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multiculturalism and the rise of identity ~
▪ nationalist , sectarian
▪ cultural , environmental , feminist , gay , gender , racial , sexual , working-class
▪ office
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I don't want to get involved in office ~.
VERB + POLITICS
▪ enter , go into
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They went into ~ in the hope of changing society.
▪ abandon , retire from
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He abandoned ~ and went into business.
▪ be interested in , follow
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I have always followed ~ closely.
▪ understand
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I don't understand the ~ of it all.
▪ be active in , be engaged in , be immersed in , be involved in , engage in , participate in
▪ become active in , get immersed in , get involved in
▪ dabble in , play ( informal )
▪ get embroiled in
▪ discuss , talk ( informal ), talk about
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Let's not talk ~ now.
▪ dabble in , interfere in , intervene in , meddle in ( esp. BrE )
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As a churchman, he was accused of interfering in ~.
▪ dominate
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the issues which have dominated Irish ~
▪ influence , reshape , shape
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reforms that are intended to reshape Italian ~
POLITICS + VERB
▪ dominate sth , drive sth , motivate sth
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In their world ~ dominates everything.
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The legislation has been driven by populist ~.
▪ affect sth
▪ surround sth
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the ~ surrounding reproduction and fertility
▪ play a role
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the role ~ played in daily life
PHRASES
▪ sb's involvement in ~ , sb's participation in ~
▪ the world of ~