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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But the nominating commissions themselves have become highly politicized by whoever is governor.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Similarly, although the end of the mission was highly politicized by the Trump White House, two veteran NASA astronauts were not going to step on that landmine.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
And that’s basically a way of expanding one’s power base by politicizing business relations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Kathleen Kelley Reardon, an expert on organizational politics, classifies political environments from minimally to pathologically politicized.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Similarly, although the end of the mission was highly politicized by the Trump White House, two veteran NASA astronauts were not going to step on that landmine.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
And that’s basically a way of expanding one’s power base by politicizing business relations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Kathleen Kelley Reardon, an expert on organizational politics, classifies political environments from minimally to pathologically politicized.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 2025.
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