Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play politics

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: play pol-i-tics
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to act or say something according to political ambition, self-interest, and gamesmanship instead of moral conviction and altruism; to politick

Derogatory; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

plays politics (present, singular) playing politics (participle, present) played politics (participle, past) played politics (past)

Questions

What does play politics mean?: 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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