political football

noun

: an issue that politicians argue about and try to use for their advantage

This issue is too important to be treated as a political football.

Examples of political football in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The public now expects to have access to intelligence findings, and this has helped turn intelligence into a political football. —Joshua Rovner, The Conversation, 2 July 2025

Diversity, in the last few years, has been transformed from a prominent social, demographic, and organizational issue into a political football. —Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

The air traffic control system needs both more investment and smarter investment — not to be turned into another deflating political football. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025

Apple and Google restored the app after the Justice Department signaled a hands-off approach — but if the last year is anything to go by, TikTok’s future in the U.S. is perhaps more political football than anything else. —Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for political football

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