politico
pronunciation
How to pronounce politico in British English:
UK [pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ]
How to pronounce politico in American English:
US [pəˈlɪtɪkoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a person active in party politics
Word Origin
- politico (n.)
- "politician, political agent," usually in a derogatory sense, 1620s, from Italian or Spanish politico, noun use of adjective meaning "political," from Latin politicus (see politic (adj.)).
Example
- 1. But they said the notion of politico as a journalistic sweatshop is pure myth .
- 2. Still , politico management seems to be trying to soften some of its rough edges .
- 3. Politico editors talk about losing their audience as if it could happen at any moment .
- 4. And in a media environment crowded with virtual content farms where no detail is too small to report as long as it was reported there first , politico stands out for its frenetic pace or , in the euphemism preferred by its editors , " high metabolism . "
- 5. The top editors , who rise as early as 4:30 a.m. , expect such volume and speed from their reporters because they believe politico 's very existence depends , in large part , on how quickly it can tell readers something , anything they did not know .