In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one's own self-interest in the workplace.

事实上，如今专家们将办公室政治定义为在工作场所追求自身利益的正当行为。

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But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.

但专家们表示，要想获得成功，企业的基础知识应该包括 P，即“政治”，就像“办公室政治”一样。

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"People assume that office politics involves some manipulative behavior," says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University.

霍夫斯特拉大学的管理学助理教授黛博拉·科默说：“人们认为办公室政治涉及一些操纵行为。”

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The office gave a man very little voice or power in politics.

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They have office politics; they have any number of other motivations.

他们有办公室政治；,他们有各种各样其他的动机。

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Prime Minister Fischer has already said he does not want to stay in politics, but instead return to his old job as head of the Czech Statistical Office.

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The Israeli engineer felt his best ideas were being blocked by incompetence and office politics.

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She, in turn, can coach them about office politics, choosing careers and starting new businesses.

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The company gave us pocket calculators and a management philosophy that emphasized ability over office politics.

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