Power 权力

• create/form/be the leader of a political party 创建/组建/领导政党
• gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress 获得/失去/夺回对国会的控制权
• start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution 发起/引发/领导一场革命；革命一触即发
• be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle 参与/陷入内部权力斗争
• lead/form a rival/breakaway faction 领导/组建反对派/分裂派
• seize/take control of the government/power 夺取/接手对政府/政权的控制权
• bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime 推翻政府/总统/政权
• abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy 废除/推翻/恢复君主制
• establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government 建立军事独裁/稳定的政府
• be forced/removed/driven from office/power 被迫离职/下台；被免职/赶下台
• resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister 辞去政党领袖/议员/总统/总理的职位
• enter/retire from/return to political life 开始/退出/重回政治生涯

Political debate 政治辩论

• spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate 引发激烈的辩论
• engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over sth) 参与（关于某事的）政治/公开辩论
• get involved in/feel excluded from the political process 参与/感觉被排挤出政治进程
• launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement 发起/领导一场运动
• join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement 参与和平/反战/女权/民权运动；与和平/反战/女权/民权运动有联系
• criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government 批评/公开反对/质疑/支持政府
• lobby/put pressure on the government (to do sth) 游说/施压于政府（去做某事）
• come under fire/pressure from opposition parties 受到来自反对党的抨击/压力

Policy 政策

• call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s) 呼吁/强烈要求/提议/敦促/倡导民主/政治/土地改革
• formulate/implement domestic economic policy 制定/执行国内经济政策
• change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy 改变/影响政府/经济/公共政策
• be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy 符合/违背政府政策
• reform/restructure/modernize the tax system 改革/重组/革新税收制度
• privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services 私有化/改善/提供/削减公共服务
• invest (heavily) in/spend sth on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure 在学校/教育/公共服务/基础设施上投入（大量）资金
• nationalize the banks/the oil industry 使银行/石油产业国有化
• promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts 承诺/提议/兑现/实行（800 亿美元/大幅度的）减税
• a/the budget is approved/ (especially NAmE) passed by parliament/congress 预算经议会/国会通过

Making laws 制定法律

• have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate 在议会/国会/参议院中占多数席位/占有席位
• propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution 提交议案/法规/决议
• introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures 推出/提出/拟定/起草/采用/通过议案/法律/法规/措施
• amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation 修正/废除法案/法律/法规
• veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution 否决/投票反对/反对议案/法规/措施/提议/决议
• get/require/be decided by a majority vote 获得/需要多数票；由多数票决定