depoliticize
verb
de·po·lit·i·cize
ˌdē-pə-ˈli-tə-ˌsīz 
depoliticized; depoliticizing; depoliticizes
: to remove the political character of : take out of the realm of politics
depoliticize foreign aid
Examples of depoliticize in a Sentence
She says we need to depoliticize the process by which judges are chosen.
The humanitarian aid groups want to see foreign aid depoliticized.
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In the years that followed, a raft of ethics reforms was imposed on the department by city officials, increasing oversight and depoliticizing the hiring process for the city’s police chief, Maccabee said.
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
By using this term, which individualizes extremism, law enforcement officials may also depoliticize their work.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
His strategy is to depoliticize everything and present it as common sense, whereas Marine Le Pen can be pretty vehement in her positioning.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
Republicans have argued the Justice Department should be depoliticized after Trump was indicted in Washington and Florida by former special counsel Jack Smith in 2023.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
By using this term, which individualizes extremism, law enforcement officials may also depoliticize their work.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
His strategy is to depoliticize everything and present it as common sense, whereas Marine Le Pen can be pretty vehement in her positioning.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
Republicans have argued the Justice Department should be depoliticized after Trump was indicted in Washington and Florida by former special counsel Jack Smith in 2023.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Depoliticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depoliticize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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