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played politics

played politics is the simple past and past participle of play politics.

Meaning of play politics

Verb

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

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

Questions about played politics

What is played politics the simple past and past participle of?
Played politics is the simple past and past participle of play politics.

Words near played politics in the dictionary

  1. played one's guts out
  2. played one's hand right
  3. played one's part
  4. played out
  5. played pendulum
  6. played politics
  7. played possum
  8. played pussy
  9. played second fiddle
  10. played silly buggers
  11. played small

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