pol·i·ti·cian (p l  -tsh  n)n. 1. a. One who is actively involved in politics, especially party politics. b. One who holds or seeks a political office. 2. One who seeks personal or partisan gain, often by scheming and maneuvering: "Mothers may still want their favorite sons to grow up to be President, but . . . they do not want them to become politicians in the process" (John F. Kennedy). 3. One who is skilled or experienced in the science or administration of government. |
politician [ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person actively engaged in politics, esp a full-time professional member of a deliberative assembly
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who is experienced or skilled in the art or science of politics, government, or administration; statesman
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Disparaging chiefly US a person who engages in politics out of a wish for personal gain, as realized by holding a public office
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  politician - a leader engaged in civil administrationleader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others governor - the head of a state government legislator - someone who makes or enacts laws city manager, mayor - the head of a city government |
| 2. |  politician - a person active in party politics leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others Communist - a member of the communist party demagog, demagogue, rabble-rouser - a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices Democrat - a member of the Democratic Party Federalist - a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government Labourite - a member of the British Labour Party machine politician, political hack, ward-heeler, hack - a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends Mugwump - someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884 noncandidate - someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office party boss, political boss, boss - a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" party liner, party man - a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line Republican - a member of the Republican Party sachem - a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall) socialist - a political advocate of socialism standard-bearer - an outstanding leader of a political movement national leader, solon, statesman - a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs technocrat - an advocate of technocracy Whig - a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Potemkin, Potyokin - a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791) | |
| 3. | politician - a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways |
politician
noun statesman or stateswoman, representative, senator (U.S.), congressman (U.S.), Member of Parliament, legislator, public servant, congresswoman (U.S.), politico (informal, chiefly U.S.), lawmaker, office bearer, M.P., elected offical Korea's best-known opposition politician
Quotations
"A statesman is a politician who has been dead ten or fifteen years" [Harry S. Truman]
"A politician is an animal that can sit on a fence and keep both ears to the ground" [H.L. Mencken]
"Since a politician never believes what he says, he is always astonished when others do" [Charles de Gaulle]
"Well, in politics, I'm a complete neutral; I think they're all scoundrels without exception" [H.L. Mencken]
"a politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man" [e e cummings 1 X 1 (no. 10)]
"A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service" [Georges Pompidou]
"The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision" [John Major]
"A statesman is a politician who has been dead ten or fifteen years" [Harry S. Truman]
"A politician is an animal that can sit on a fence and keep both ears to the ground" [H.L. Mencken]
"Since a politician never believes what he says, he is always astonished when others do" [Charles de Gaulle]
"Well, in politics, I'm a complete neutral; I think they're all scoundrels without exception" [H.L. Mencken]
"a politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man" [e e cummings 1 X 1 (no. 10)]
"A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service" [Georges Pompidou]
"The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision" [John Major]
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