| tendentious | adj menimbulkan perbalahan: politicians are always raising ~ issues, ahli-ahli politik selalu membangkitkan isu-isu yg menimbulkan perbalahan | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shifty | adj untrustworthy, crafty, licik: ~ politicians who mislead the public with half-truths, ahli-ahli politik yg licik yg mengelirukan orang ramai dgn kenyataan-kenyataan separuh benar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stick 2 | ~ by st, berpegang pd sst: politicians seldom ~ by their promises, ahli-ahli politik jarang berpegang pd janji-janji mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mud-slinging | n (derog), penyebaran skandal: politicians often indulge in ~ while campaigning, ahli-ahli politik sering terlibat dlm penyebaran skandal semasa berkempen. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| statesman | he was a ~ who stood head and shoulders above the politicians of the time, beliau ialah negarawan yg melebihi ahli-ahli politik lain pd masa itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vie | vi bersaing: the two teams are vying for the championship, kedua-dua pasukan itu bersaing utk merebut kejuaraan; politicians vying with one another to gain popularity, ahli-ahli politik yg bersaing antara satu sama lain utk mendapatkan kepopularan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rhetoric | n 1. art of using words impressively in speech or writing, retorik; 2. artificial or exaggerated language, bahasa retorik: politicians who indulge in ~, ahli-ahli politik yg asyik berbahasa retorik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stock-in-trade | 2. (fig.) st that is typical of so. or his job, perkara biasa: ambigious arguments, the ~ of every politician, memberikan hujah-hujah yg kabur menjadi perkara biasa bagi ahli-ahli politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lobby | vi & vt melobi: an experienced unionist knows how to ~, seorang ahli kesatuan sekerja yg berpengalaman tahu bagaimana hendak melobi; politicians successfully lobbied the delegates at the conference, ahli-ahli politik telah berjaya melobi para perwakilan yg hadir dlm persidangan itu; to ~ the bill through, melobi supaya rang undang-undang itu diluluskan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| capital 1 | make ~ out of, mengambil kesempatan drpd: a shrewd businessman who made ~ out of the contacts he has with politicians, ahli perniagaan yg pintar yg mengambil kesempatan drpd hubungannya dengan ahli-ahli politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |