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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Six years after the Covid shutdown of March 2020, the nation is still struggling to recover from a trauma that has become deeply politicized.
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David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
As Common Core was politicized, many states started revising, reviewing or pulling away from the standards altogether.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
And as director of national intelligence, my responsibility is to report the intelligence community's assessments objectively and to make sure that they are not politicized in any way, shape, or form.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
That includes de-politicizing the department and answering questions from Congress on immigration enforcement and disaster response.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
As Common Core was politicized, many states started revising, reviewing or pulling away from the standards altogether.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
And as director of national intelligence, my responsibility is to report the intelligence community's assessments objectively and to make sure that they are not politicized in any way, shape, or form.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
That includes de-politicizing the department and answering questions from Congress on immigration enforcement and disaster response.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Politicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politicize. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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