political capital
noun/pəˌlɪtɪkl ˈkæpɪtl/
/pəˌlɪtɪkl ˈkæpɪtl/
[uncountable]- the advantage over a political opponent that you can get from a particular situation
- He accused his opponents of trying to make political capital out of the tragedy.
- The president has refused to spend political capital (= to risk losing an advantage or popular support) to solve this problem.
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