allege political motives

/əˈlɛdʒ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmoʊtɪvz/

verb phrase

  1. To claim that a person, group, or action is driven by political interests, often without providing definite proof and sometimes implying that the motives are not genuine or are self-serving.

    C1

    transitive; allege + noun phraseformal

    • "The opposition alleged political motives behind the decision."B2
    • "Critics alleged that the investigation was intended to damage the minister's reputation for political reasons."C1
    • "She was accused of alleging political motives to discredit her opponent."C1

Collocations

allege political motivespolitical motivesallege ulterior motivesdeny political motives

Word family

allegeallegationallegedlypoliticalpoliticallymotivemotivation