politicization
政治化
解説 Definition
本来政治と無関係な問題を政治的な議題に変えること。
Politicization is the process of making something strongly connected to politics or political arguments. It is often used when an issue, organization, or decision becomes influenced by party interests instead of being treated in a neutral way. The word is common in news, government, and public debate.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
politics（政治）、political（政治の）、politician（政治家）が頭に入っていれば、その仲間だとすぐ分かります。さらに -ize は「〜化する」、-ation は「その過程・結果」なので、politicization は「何かを政治の話にしていくこと」。特に the politicization of science / education のように、本来は中立でいてほしい分野が政治争点化する場面でよく出ます。単なる politics そのものではなく、「政治色を帯びさせる動き」というニュアンスで覚えると定着します。
Start from the family: politics, political, politician. Then add the pattern `-ize` = make something become, and `-ation` = the process or result. So this word feels like turning something into a political issue, often in phrases like `the politicization of science`.
例文
The politicization of science during the pandemic undermined public trust in research.
パンデミック中の科学の政治化は、研究への国民の信頼を損なった。
Many educators worry about the growing politicization of school curricula.
多くの教育者が学校カリキュラムの政治化の進行を懸念している。
The politicization of the judicial appointment process has drawn widespread criticism.
司法人事プロセスの政治化は広範な批判を招いている。
politicization の類義語・関連語
politicization の語源・成り立ち Etymology
politicization は politic「政治の」＋ -ize「〜化する」＋ -ation「過程」から成り、politic はギリシャ語 polis「都市国家」に連なる語です。politics や politician も同根で、「事柄を政治問題にしていく流れ」が語形に入っています。
Politicization is built from politic, -ize, and -ation. Politic comes from Greek polis, meaning "city" or "city-state," the root behind politics and politician. The word developed to mean the process of turning something into a political matter or treating it in political terms. Its form clearly shows the idea of "making political" and the process of that change.
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