- make political capital of
- earn political money from
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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political capital — /pəlɪtɪkəl ˈkæpətəl/ (say puhlitikuhl kapuhtuhl) noun 1. a store of approval for a politician or government gained from various activities or decisions that have been popular. –phrase 2. make political capital out of (something), to make use of… …
make capital out of something — phrase to get an advantage from a situation, especially a bad situation She accused him of trying to make political capital out of an important issue. Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym Main entry: capital … Useful english dictionary
capital — [[t]kæ̱pɪt(ə)l[/t]] ♦ capitals 1) N UNCOUNT Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money. Companies are having difficulty in raising capital... A large amount of capital is… … English dictionary
capital — cap|i|tal1 [ kæpıtl ] noun *** 1. ) capital or capital city count the city where a country or region has its government: Madrid is the capital of Spain. state/regional/provincial capital: Tallahassee is the state capital of Florida. a ) the most… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
make capital out of something — to get an advantage from a situation, especially a bad situation She accused him of trying to make political capital out of an important issue … English dictionary
make capital out of — use to one s own advantage trying to make political capital out of the weakness of his rival … Useful english dictionary
political science — political scientist. a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. [1770 80] * * * Academic discipline concerned with the empirical study of government and politics. Political scientists… … Universalium
Political Economy — Political Economy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Political Economy SCIENCE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY (ECONOMICS). I. DEFINITIONS Political economy (Greek, oikonomia the management of a household or family, politike pertaining to the… … Catholic encyclopedia
make capital (out) of something — make capital (out) of sth idiom to use a situation for your own advantage • The opposition parties are making political capital out of the government s problems. Main entry: ↑capitalidiom … Useful english dictionary
capital — n. wealth 1) to borrow; raise capital 2) to invest, put up; tie up capital 3) to withdraw capital 4) borrowed; circulating, working; fixed, permanent; foreign; idle capital gain 5) to make capital out of smt. 6) political capital (they made… … Combinatory dictionary
