depoliticizeverb [ T ]
UK usually depoliticise uk/ˌdiː.pɒlˈɪt.ɪ.saɪz/us/ˌdiː.pəˈlɪt̬.ə.saɪz/to cause something or someone to have no political connections:
The first job of the new democratic government should be to depoliticize the judiciary.
He says he wants to depoliticize the issue.
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depoliticization
noun [ U ] UK usually depoliticisation uk/ˌdiː.pəˌlɪt.ɪ.saɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdiː.pəˌlɪt̬.ə.səˈzeɪ.ʃən/