political leaders
There are two major political parties in the US - the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
Education is back at the top of the political agenda (= the matters that the government is considering).
3 relating to getting or keeping power within a particular company, organization, etc.: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.