Politicization

Quick meaning: Politicization is a noun meaning (politics) The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized.

Meaning

(politics) The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

Word Forms

• politicizations
• politicisation

Antonyms for politicization

Common opposites include depoliticization.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include politicisation, politicking, politization, politicalization, politisation, depoliticization.

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