tōrangapū
1. (modifier) political.
Nā ōna mōhiotanga, nā tāna atawhai matawhāiti, nā tōna hiringa me tōna mātauranga tōrangapū, i pērā rawa ai te angitu ōna ki tēnei whakatakanga āna (TTR 1996:112). / His intelligence, tact and persistence and political skill brought him considerable success in this mission (DNZB 1996:363).
2. (noun) politics.
Ahakoa mau haere tonu a Meri Mangakāhia ki ngā tōrangapū Māori me te toko anō i tōna iwi, kāore he kōrero i tua atu i rongohia mō āna mahi mō te Kotahitanga (TTR 1994:54). / Although Meri Mangakāhia continued to be active in Māori politics and support of her people, nothing further is written about her participation in the Kotahitanga movement.
mana tōrangapū
1. (noun) political power.
Mā te Rūnanga Kāwanatanga hei whakahau i te mana tōrangapū ia rā, ā, kaua mā te Pāremata (Te Ara 2015). / Day-to-day political power is exercised not by Parliament but by the cabinet (Te Ara 2015).
Synonyms: mana kāwanatanga
rōpū tōrangapū
1. (noun) political party.
I te tau 1996 ka whakakuhuna te kaupapa whirirua hei tikanga pōti whānui, e whai wāhi ai ngā rōpū tōrangapū ririki ki roto Pāremata (Te Ara 2013). / In 1996 the mixed member proportional representation voting system was introduced whereby minority political parties can have a place in Parliament.
