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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What’s the point of politicizing university leadership if their political ties cannot be used to influence legislative funding?
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Critical race theory or ethnic studies are politicized buzzwords that have been stripped of their meanings.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations all politicized the IRS before the 1970s Watergate scandal led to reforms.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
But that approach has increasingly been politicized, defunded, and diluted.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 5 Feb. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Critical race theory or ethnic studies are politicized buzzwords that have been stripped of their meanings.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations all politicized the IRS before the 1970s Watergate scandal led to reforms.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
But that approach has increasingly been politicized, defunded, and diluted.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 5 Feb. 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 1 Mar. 2025.
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