sportsification en · NOUN
Etymology
From sports + -ification.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The treating of a subject like sports; overemphasizing competition in an unnecessary way.
The “sportsification” of federal politics has made it so we treat elections like athletic rivalries, vilifying the other team at the expense of doing what's right for the country.
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