politically convenient

Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words

Convenient for political reasons, often with a negative connotation.

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  • The timing of the tax cut announcement was politically convenient for the government, coming just before an election.
  • Blaming the previous administration was a politically convenient excuse for the current economic failures.
  • It was politically convenient to delay the unpopular decision until after the public holiday.
  • The report omitted key data, creating a narrative that was more politically convenient for the ruling party.
  • Appointing a neutral figure to the commission was a politically convenient move to avoid controversy.
  • The opposition found it politically convenient to oppose the bill, despite agreeing with its principles.
  • Critics questioned whether the policy change was genuinely for the public good or just a politically convenient gesture.
  • They created a politically convenient scapegoat to divert attention from their own mistakes.
  • The alliance with the rival party, though strange, proved to be politically convenient for both sides to gain power.
  • Ignoring the scientific consensus on climate change is politically convenient for some leaders but disastrous for the planet.