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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Efforts to politicize objective research on LGBTQ youth mental health are nothing new.
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The expressed worry was that Trump was politicizing a studiously non-political entity.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
When asked what book politicized her, Egan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of A Visit from the Goon Squad and The Candy House, shared she was impacted by one of George Orwell’s dystopian classics.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 2 May 2025
He was criticized for politicizing the Independence Day event.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The expressed worry was that Trump was politicizing a studiously non-political entity.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
When asked what book politicized her, Egan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of A Visit from the Goon Squad and The Candy House, shared she was impacted by one of George Orwell’s dystopian classics.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 2 May 2025
He was criticized for politicizing the Independence Day event.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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“Politicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politicize. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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