politicize
verb
po·lit·i·cize
pə-ˈli-tə-ˌsīz 
politicized; politicizing
: to give a political tone or character to
an attempt to politicize the civil service
Examples of politicize in a Sentence
They have politicized the budget process.
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A lot of the ways that Trump has been able to politicize people against immigrants is the same way Black people have been also scapegoated.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
And that’s why neutral institutions that are meant to serve all of us shouldn’t be politicized.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Last year, former state Supreme Court justices, law professors and dozens more filed a Florida Bar grievance accusing her of politicizing DOJ.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026
Some 3,500 people were extrajudicially disappeared during the last 15 years of Hasina’s reign, says the interim government, while every institution was politicized, engendering deep distrust of the military, courts, civil service, and especially security services.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
And that’s why neutral institutions that are meant to serve all of us shouldn’t be politicized.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Last year, former state Supreme Court justices, law professors and dozens more filed a Florida Bar grievance accusing her of politicizing DOJ.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026
Some 3,500 people were extrajudicially disappeared during the last 15 years of Hasina’s reign, says the interim government, while every institution was politicized, engendering deep distrust of the military, courts, civil service, and especially security services.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Politicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politicize. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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