politicking
[pol-i-tik-ing]
noun
activity undertaken for political reasons or ends, as campaigning for votes before an election, making speeches, etc., or otherwise promoting oneself or one's policies.
Origin of politicking
politick
[pol-i-tik]
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Origin of politick
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Related Words for politicking
urge, request, push, persuade, solicit, press, promote, sway, politick, constrain, compel, insist, race, compete, stand, stump, lobby, barnstorm, pitch, influenceExamples from the Web for politicking
Contemporary Examples of politicking
But true to form in this drawn out debate, what we are witnessing is a lot of politicking over what is fundamentally a non-issue.
The ads are not intended to be political, he said, and awareness more than politicking and persuasion is the objective.
After Tiller is largely devoid of politicking, instead choosing to simply follow the four doctors about their business.
Is Xi Jinping –and the Party at large—embracing American-style politicking?
China’s Glamorous First Lady Peng Liyuan Saving the Communist Party With SongEveline Chao
March 16, 2013
Lieberman views Yisrael Beiteinu the same way—as a personal vehicle for politicking.
Historical Examples of politicking
It couldn't have mattered to him what environment we used, but he was politicking where he shouldn't.
Question of ComfortLes Collins
politicking
noun
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