play politics in English

Forms: plays politics [present, singular, third-person], playing politics [participle, present], played politics [participle, past], played politics [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play politics (third-person singular simple present plays politics, present participle playing politics, simple past and past participle played politics)

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        "to act or say something according to political ambition, self-interest, and gamesmanship instead of moral conviction and altruism; to politick"
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic, derogatory) to act or say something according to political ambition, self-interest, and gamesmanship instead of moral conviction and altruism; to politick"
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        "to act or say something according to political ambition, self-interest, and gamesmanship instead of moral conviction and altruism; to politick"
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"play politics" meaning in English

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