politicization
noun/pəˌlɪt.ɪ.sɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From politicize + -ation.
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Government, Politics Usually The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized
- This potential politicization of the military comes with opportunity costs to U.S. national security, says Joseph Nunn, counsel in the Liberty and National Security program at the Brennan Center for Justice, an independent law and policy think tank.2024 November 14, Anna Mulrine Grobe, “Worries rise over a Trump ‘warrior board’ to remove officers ‘unfit for leadership’”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
- Across the country, Democratic voters who have been reeling from Mr. Trump’s sweeping and possibly illegal cuts to government, his head-spinning policy moves, and his politicization of federal law enforcement are growing more and more incensed at their own party’s seemingly feckless response.2025 March 20, Cameron Joseph, “Panicked Democratic voters are turning on their own leaders”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
- Antonyms
- depoliticization
- Derived terms
- overpoliticization, repoliticization
- Related terms
- politicize