act for political or personal gain rather than from principle玩弄政治手腕，玩弄权术
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-PLURAL
政治；政治事务；政治活动（其后的动词既可用单数，又可用复数）
Politics are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power in a country or society. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural.
Politics can be used to talk about the ways that power is shared in an organization and the ways it is affected by personal relationships between people who work together. The verb that follows politics may be either singular or plural.