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Idiom: Play The Race Card

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play  the  race  card 

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To assert that race or racism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit racist or antiracist attitudes.

Example Sentences

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The activist believed that it was necessary to play the race card in order to shed light on systemic discrimination.

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