politicizing
Injecting ideology into
Politicizing is making something into a political issue or framing it in political terms.
The word often carries a negative charge—accusations of politicizing suggest that someone is exploiting a tragedy, institution, or neutral topic for partisan advantage: Critics accused him of politicizing the hurricane response.
To politicize can also mean simply to make people politically aware or active, though this neutral sense is less common.
Rapid rotation around axis
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- narrativeAccount of events
- agendaFormal discussion list
bias · influence · gatekeeping · priming · sensationalism · talking-points · messaging · distortion
Biased toward one side
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- ideologueDogmatic political advocate
dogmatism · sectarianism · echo chamber · groupthink · entrenchment · loyalty · bloc · caucus
Separation into opposing extremes
- discordLack of agreement
- riftCrack or estrangement
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- fractureSplit in hard material
alienation · estrangement · antagonism · contention · dissension · controversy · disunity · cleavage
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- movementChange in position
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
demonstration · rally · march · boycott · petition · civil disobedience · mobilization · organizing
Skillful directional control
- coalition-buildingForming multi-party alliances
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
filibuster · power-play · machination · tactics · realpolitik · statecraft · negotiation · bargaining
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- narrativeAccount of events
agenda · bias · influence · gatekeeping · priming · sensationalism · talking-points · messaging · distortion · cherry-picking
partisan
Biased toward one side
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
ideologue · dogmatism · sectarianism · echo chamber · groupthink · entrenchment · loyalty · bloc · caucus · coalition
polarization
Separation into opposing extremes
fracture · alienation · estrangement · antagonism · contention · dissension · controversy · disunity · cleavage · dichotomy
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- movementChange in position
campaign · demonstration · rally · march · boycott · petition · civil disobedience · mobilization · organizing · consciousness-raising
maneuvering
Skillful directional control
- coalition-buildingForming multi-party alliances
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
gerrymandering · filibuster · power-play · machination · tactics · realpolitik · statecraft · negotiation · bargaining · mobilization
politicizingdepoliticizing
Removing partisan dimensions
neutralizing · privatizing · objectifying · professionalizing · insulating
politicizingdepoliticizing
Removing partisan dimensions
professionalizing · systematizing · rationalizing · standardizing
politicizingprivatizing
Selling government assets
personalizing · depoliticizing · domesticating · individualizing · internalizing
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