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
Pele-Polynesian Mythology
Odell[əu'del]
Surinder-Indian (Sikh)
Martiriomahr-TEE-ryoSpanish
Fernandofer-NAHN-do (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
GenevieveJEN-ə-veevEnglish