play politics

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

play politics (third-person singular simple present plays politics, present participle playing politics, simple past and past participle played politics)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, derogatory) to act or say something according to political ambition, self-interest, and gamesmanship instead of moral conviction and altruism; to politick