politician
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/
ipa: /ˌpɑləˈtɪʃ(ə)n/
note: Indic
ipa: /pɵlɪˈʈiʃ(ɪ)jən/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈpɔlɪʈiʃ(ɪ)jən/
rhymes: -ɪʃən
Forms: form: politicians
form: polititian
Etymology: From politic + -ian.
Senses: examples: text: Politicians should serve the country's interest.
text: WHEN the mental growth of a man in public life ceases, he ought, for the sake of the community, to retire. Most of our mediocre or unsuccessful Presidents were slipping downhill mentally before they took office. Lincoln, Cleveland, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Coolidge broadened and strengthened as the years went by.
By the same token, some men, unused to politics, become mere politicians when elevated to high office, while other men, brought up in the game of politics, rise superior to their environment.
ref: 1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith, Houghton Mifflin, →OCLC, →OL, page 3:
text: It is not just politicians who find aspects of the explosion in satire unwelcome. Thanks to the internet, professional purveyors of the stuff face a lot more competition. For once, the joke is at their expense. A niche craft practised by a talented few has turned into a globally popular hobby, and what was once considered audacious commentary is now mainstream.
ref: 2013 August 31, “The Satirical Verses”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8851:
synonyms: word: politicker
word: pol
word: politico
glosses: One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
examples: text: Unlike the other candidates, I'm not a politician.
text: I never wanted to be one, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm not a politician now. Am I the best man for this job? Probably not. I am, however, the President of the United States, […]
ref: 1996, Tom Clancy, Executive Orders, →ISBN, page 438:
glosses: Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.
examples: text: Only real politicians are interested in this issue.
text: You used to be such a politician. Do you remember the debates we held in Fitzroy's rooms?
ref: 1863, “The Fountain Kloof”, in The Sunday at Home, page 211:
glosses: A politically active or interested person.
examples: text: There is a politician in every office.
text: Mrs. Dimitriou blushed at the compliment. "Antonios, you are such a politician," her husband chuckled.
ref: 1969, David E. Sanford, My Village, My World, page 90:
glosses: A sly or ingratiating person.
Synonyms: word: politician
word: politico
Hypernyms: word: person
Hyponyms: word: politard
word: Communist
word: Conservative
word: Democrat
word: Labourite
word: Liberal Democrat
word: Green
word: Republican
word: Socialist
word: Tory
word: Whig
word: government minister
word: prime minister
word: MP
word: MEP
Derived terms: antipolitician
career politician
Europolitician
geopolitician
gynotician
identity politician
machine politician
metapolitician
militician
nonpolitician
politainer
politicianese
politicianess
politicianlike
politicianly
politicianship
politicianspeak
pollie
pollutician
power politician
professional politician
realpolitician
Related terms: word: politics
word: political party
word: Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 694. Director