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.

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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 Harris is right that a natural disaster is a time to work together and not to play politics. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Oct. 2024 Lehane had done such a good job teaching the Valley how to play politics that others could now mimic his gambits. —

Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Bad managers tend to: Engage in office politics: Bad managers play politics, take credit for the work of others, and blame their team for their own mistakes. —

Allbusiness, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for play politics

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