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playing politics

ADJECTIVE
devious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calculating deceitful duplicitous fraudulent insidious insincere shrewd sly sneaky underhanded wily
WEAK
artful crooked double-dealing errant erring evasive faking one out fishy foxy guileful indirect not straightforward oblique obliquitous playing games put on roundabout scheming shady shifty sneaking surreptitious treacherous tricky
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fair forthright frank honest naive open sincere
WEAK
artless direct straight straightforward trustworthy truthful

Example Sentences

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“I’m not interested in playing politics with the border and immigration — I’m interested in fixing it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

"This isn't playing politics - it's taking politics very seriously," he tells the Today programme.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

“Instead of playing politics with the issue, why don’t we just get together and get it done.”

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Barger rejected suggestions that Mnuchin was playing politics with the Postal Service, noting that Democratic governors had met with top Treasury officials under Mnuchin.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2020

But he thought that still more amusement might be obtained by playing politics with people like Steinwitz, von Moll, and the immensely pompous Emperor.

From The Island Mystery by Birmingham, George A.