play politics (English, verb)
expansion: play politics (third-person singular simple present plays politics, present participle playing politics, simple past and past participle played politics)
Senses:
glosses: to act or say something according to political ambition, self-interest, and gamesmanship instead of moral conviction and altruism; to politick
tags: derogatory
idiomatic
intransitive
Forms:
form: plays politics
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing politics
tags: participle
present
form: played politics
tags: participle
past
form: played politics
tags: past