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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

In response to a question about whether Netanyahu is playing politics with the war, Biden said: “I don’t think so. He’s trying to work out the serious problem he has.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Advisers say she wants to avoid playing politics.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2020

Seems that the Bishop of Cartagena wants her; and the old crow here is playing politics with him.”

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis

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