Definitions for politician
ˌpɒl ɪˈtɪʃ ənpoliti·cian

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.4 / 11 votes

1. politiciannoun

   a leader engaged in civil administration

2. politician, politico, pol, political leadernoun

   a person active in party politics

3. politiciannoun

   a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. politiciannoun

   One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

   Politicians should serve the country's interest.

2. politiciannoun

   Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.

   Unlike the other candidates, I'm not a politician.

3. politiciannoun

   A politically active or interested person.

   Only real politicians are interested in this issue.

4. politiciannoun

   A sly or ingratiating person.

   There is a politician in every office.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Politiciannoun

   Etymology: politicien, Fr.

   1. One versed in the arts of government; one skilled in politicks.

   Get thee glass eyes,
   And, like a scurvy politician, seem
   To see things thou dost not. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   And ’t be any way, it must be with valour; for policy I hate: I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician. William Shakespeare.

   Although I may seem less a politician to men, yet I need no secret distinctions nor evasions before God. Charles I .

   While emp’rick politicians use deceit,
   Hide what they give, and cure but by a cheat,
   You boldly show that skill, which they pretend,
   And work by means as noble as your end. Dryden.

   Coffee, which makes the politician wise,
   And see through all things with his half-shut eyes,
   Sent up in vapours to the baron’s brain
   New stratagems, the radiant lock to gain. Alexander Pope.

   2. A man of artifice; one of deep contrivance.

   Your ill-meaning politician lords,
   Under pretence of bridal friends and guests,
   Appointed to await me thirty spies. John Milton.

   If a man succeeds in any attempt, though undertook with never so much rashness, his success shall vouch him a politician, and good luck shall pass for deep contrivance; for give any one fortune, and he shall be thought a wise man. South.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Politician

   A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government. Politicians propose, support and create laws or policies that govern the land and, by extension, its people. Broadly speaking, a "politician" can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in any bureaucratic institution.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. politician

   A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision-making, typically through holding an elected position in a government or political organization. Politicians participate in activities such as legislation, representation, negotiation, diplomacy, campaigning, and public speaking to address the needs and interests of their constituents or members of their political party. Their roles can vary from local offices like city council members to national positions like presidents and prime ministers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. Politiciannoun

   one versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman

2. Politiciannoun

   one primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician

3. Politicianadjective

   cunning; using artifice; politic; artful

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. politicien.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Politician

   A politician, political leader, or political figure is a person who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making. This includes people who hold decision-making positions in government, and people who seek those positions, whether by means of election, inheritance, coup d'état, appointment, electoral fraud, conquest, divine right, or other means. Politics is not limited to governance through public office. Political offices may also be held in corporations, and other entities that are governed by self-defined political processes or can be known as freedom fighters.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. politician

   A person with the specific and accurate ability, empathy, experience, knowledge, skills, passion, ethics, morality, sense of fairness, justness and trust with an awareness and understanding we are working together united for the collective optimum health, human rights and shared prosperity of all people in the country or nation that we serve and are focused positively on cocreating optimum health, human rights, right to life, shared prosperity for all, stability, unity government, solidarity, cohesion, animal rights, right to housing, right to education, right to parent, right to childcare, right to a standard of living, right to internet access, economic stability, financial stability, civil rights, equal rights, equal opportunities, employment rights, childrens rights, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, united partnership, multi-party working, community empowerment systems, equal distribution of income, wealth, fairness and justness across society, the country, europe and the world and contribute to the cocreation of global and national peace agreements, peace treaties, the universes truth and a fair, just and transparent system of checks and balances.

   Politicians listen to their electorate and action what is accurate, true, just, fair, ethical and moral in order of priority.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 31, 2019  

Matched Categories

1. • Leader
   • Schemer

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'politician' in Nouns Frequency: #1037

How to pronounce politician?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say politician in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of politician in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of politician in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of politician in a Sentence

1. Kedron Bardwell:

   I absolutely think that Carson could win Iowa, it's more likely if the Trump balloon deflates, a lot of those people who are primed to hear stuff that is unconventional will move to another candidate that is not a politician and Carson would be the main beneficiary.

2. Newt Gingrich:

   The minute you call it by a politician's name, it becomes vulnerable. ... If it refers to you, then they oppose the bill, what they want to do is find a way to get something out in the open where you're arguing over the ideas and not the personalities.

3. Donald Trump:

   We had a lot of fun on the show, i was never a politician, and we just had fun on the show. And it's all clean -- it's all clean. It's none of this disgusting stuff, that I can tell you.

4. Aristophanes:

   Under every stone lurks a politician.

5. Donald Trump:

   He’s a lying guy. A really lying guy. Some people misrepresent. This guy is just a plain-out liar. In fact, I felt better because Marco Rubio called him a liar the other night on stage, i felt so much better. I said, ‘Good, a politician called a politician. Now I can call him a liar.’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=politician
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Politician
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=politician
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politician
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=politician