politicize

/pə'litisaiz/ Cách viết khác : (politicize) /pə'litisaiz/

Thân thiện

The committee decided not to politicize the scientific report.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):

   • To cause something to become political in nature or character; to bring a political aspect or interpretation to a subject, event, or issue.
   • To make someone politically aware or active.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To engage in or discuss politics.

Usage and Examples

• Transitive Verb:

  • The media's coverage served to politicize the tragedy, turning a local crime into a national debate on gun laws.
  • Activists accused the government of trying to politicize the scientific findings to support its agenda.
  • We must not politicize this humanitarian crisis; aid should be given based on need alone.

• Intransitive Verb (less common):

  • After the new policy was announced, citizens began to politicize more actively in their communities.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "To become politicized": Describes the state of an issue or group that has acquired political dimensions.
  • The environmental movement has become increasingly politicized over the last decade.
• Often carries a negative connotation, implying that introducing politics into a situation is inappropriate, manipulative, or divisive.
  • Critics argued that appointing the donor was an attempt to politicize the independent commission.

Variants and Related Words

• Politicization (noun): The process of making something political.
  • The politicization of public health directives eroded public trust.
• Politicized (adjective): Having been made political.
  • The report was dismissed as politicized and biased.
• Depoliticize (verb): To remove political character or influence from something.
  • The new leader promised to depoliticize the civil service.

Synonyms

• Politicise (UK spelling variant)
• Make political
• Inject politics into

Antonyms

• Depoliticize
• Neutralize
• Keep/apart from politics

Related Phrases and Contexts

• "Politicize an issue": To frame a topic as a political matter, often to gain partisan advantage.
• "Politicize a process": To introduce political considerations into a decision-making process that should be objective (e.g., judicial, scientific).
• The term is frequently used in discussions about media, science, education, art, and bureaucracy, where there is debate over whether political perspectives should influence the domain.

Học thuật

Verb

1. give a political character to
   • politicize the discussion

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