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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As has been the case in the last half-century of U.S. industrial policies, measures that were technocratic and hidden in the tax code were more difficult to politicize and remove than highly visible consumer incentives or large public grants to individual companies.
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Nils Kupzok, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2025
At a heated and highly politicized higher education hearing in November, just two months before the new Texas legislative session got started, one interim charge seemed to garner rare resounding agreement: K-12 student pathways to higher education must be improved.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Risks of politicizing the Fed That would be especially true if the next Fed chair were to immediately follow the president’s dictate to cut rates.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 11 July 2025
When the topics get politicized, Brown said, the expertise faculty members have in curriculum and in their fields can be lost, as well as the importance of ethnic studies in preparing students for a diverse workforce and world.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Nils Kupzok, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2025
At a heated and highly politicized higher education hearing in November, just two months before the new Texas legislative session got started, one interim charge seemed to garner rare resounding agreement: K-12 student pathways to higher education must be improved.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Risks of politicizing the Fed That would be especially true if the next Fed chair were to immediately follow the president’s dictate to cut rates.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 11 July 2025
When the topics get politicized, Brown said, the expertise faculty members have in curriculum and in their fields can be lost, as well as the importance of ethnic studies in preparing students for a diverse workforce and world.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for politicize
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“Politicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politicize. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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