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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Itala	-	Italian
Alexis	ah-LEK-sis (German), al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English)	German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Oleg	ah-LYEK	Russian
Emanuel	[i'mænjuəl]
Leigh	[li:]
Ste	-	English