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play the political card

play the political card (pley ze politikal kard)

Idiom Politics

Signification

to use a political issue to one’s advantage

utiliser une question politique à son avantage (utiliser une question politique à son avantage)

Phrases d'exemple

"The minister tried to play the political card to gain public sympathy."

"Le ministre a essayé de jouer la carte politique pour gagner la sympathie du public." (Le ministre a essayé de **jouer la carte politique** pour gagner la sympathie du public.)

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