politician
pronunciation
How to pronounce politician in British English:
UK [ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn]
How to pronounce politician in American English:
US [ˌpɑːləˈtɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a leader engaged in civil administration
- a person active in party politics
- a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
Word Origin
- politician (n.)
- 1580s, "person skilled in politics," from politics + -ian. It quickly took on overtones, not typically good ones. Johnson defines it as "A man of artifice; one of deep contrivance."
Example
- 1. Mr fini is probably italy 's most able politician .
- 2. Mr. hollande is regarded as a mild-mannered career politician .
- 3. It 's important for a politician to seduce .
- 4. Sheik sharif is a novel politician for somalia .
- 5. No politician or bureaucrat can create that .