a political football



a political football

a problem that politicians from different parties argue about and try to use in order to get an advantage for themselves We don't want the immigration issue to become a political football.
See also: football, political

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ayaah-yahJapanese
Jean[dʒi:n]
LayneLAYNEnglish
Antoniusan-TO:-ni-uws (Ancient Roman), ahn-TO-nee-us (Dutch)Ancient Roman, Dutch
VernVURNEnglish
AdelynAD-ə-linEnglish (Modern)