play politics

idiom

disapproving

: to say or do things for political reasons instead of doing what is right or what is best for other people

She's been accused of playing politics with the investigation.

Examples of play politics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was never anything more than an attempt to run interference, help the defendants in our cases avoid accountability, and play politics with the Constitution. —William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025

Time to play politics First, our governor, senators and congressional representatives who express such pride in our university system need to stand up and defend it. —Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025

The other part, however, is that the women are trying their best to play politics. —Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024

Simply pointing out that Trump would rather play politics than address a problem doesn’t really clarify what Harris and a Democratic executive branch would actually do about the border. —Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024

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