From the headline of this article at the Huffington Post.
上記の文で、play the ~ card の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "play the ~ card" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
切り札を使う
Answer
According to Oxford Dictionaries:Exploit the specified issue or idea mentioned, especially for political advantage.
Etymology/語源
The Free Dictionaryによると、この表現は、１８８６年にRandolph Churchill卿がアイランドの自治権に関して"The Orange card would be the one to play."からきている。
According to The Free Dictionary:
This expression comes from the view expressed in 1886 by Lord Randolph Churchill that, concerning Irish Home Rule, ‘the Orange card would be the one to play’.
Examples
- ‘he resisted the temptation to play the race card’
- ‘playing the gender card is beneath you’
- ‘I knew that I was in trouble when my boss played the experience card’
- politicians who play the nationalist card in order to get votes
- The SNP, who dominate the Scottish independence campaign, argue that they do not play the race card.
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