a situation in which a person, group or country tries to control a situation by using their power, threats of force, etc. 强权政治；强权外交 International politics frequently means power politics. 国际政治通常意味着强权政治。 They took the view that Casper was playing power politics with their jobs at stake. 他们认为卡斯珀在玩强权政治，用他们的职位作赌注。