玩弄权术 meaning in English

resort to the expediency of ..

At every point it is possible to define the state of bureaucratic play .
到处都可以看出官僚机构玩弄权术的状况。
It was obvious that i had become the pawn in some sort of top - level power play
很清楚，某些高级人物在玩弄权术，而我却成了他们的工具。
The board ' s machiavellian manoeuvres had given him little choice but to quit
监事会玩弄权术的花招使柯菲德除了辞职外几乎没有其他选择。
It is true that western diplomats have been frustrated in recent months by his preoccupation with political intrigue
毫无疑问，西方外交人士被他最近专注于玩弄权术的行为所打击。