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Politician

Politician Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Politician? [n] a person active in party politics [n] a leader engaged in civil administration [n] a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways Synonyms \| Synonyms for Politician: pol \| political leader \| politico Related Terms \| Find terms related to Politician: adept \| administrator \| Admirable Crichton \| artisan \| artist \| attache \| authority \| bureaucrat \| civil servant \| congressman \| congresswoman \| connaisseur \| connoisseur \| consultant \| cordon bleu \| crack shot \| craftsman \| dead shot \| diplomat \| diplomatist \| elder statesman \| experienced hand \| expert \| expert consultant \| graduate \| handy man \| influence peddler \| journeyman \| lawmaker \| legislator \| Machiavel \| Machiavellian \| Machiavellianist \| machine politician \| marksman \| Member of Parliament \| minister \| MP \| no slouch \| office-bearer \| official \| political hack \| political realist \| power broker \| pro \| professional \| professor \| proficient \| public servant \| representative \| savant \| selectman \| senator \| shark \| sharp \| statesman \| stateswoman \| technical adviser \| technician See Also \| 1st Baron Beaverbrook \| Aaron Burr \| Alben Barkley \| Alben William Barkley \| Andre Maginot \| Astor \| Barkley \| Beaverbrook \| boss \| Bradley \| Bryan \| Burr \| campaigner \| candidate \| Charles Joseph Clark \| city manager \| Clark \| Clay \| Clinton \| Communist \| Crockett \| Daniel Webster \| David Crockett \| Davy Crockett \| Democrat \| DeWitt Clinton \| Douglas \| Federalist \| Glenda Jackson \| governor \| hack \| Henry Clay \| Houston \| Jackson \| Jeannette Rankin \| Jesse Jackson \| Jesse Louis Jackson \| Joe Clark \| Joseph McCarthy \| Joseph Raymond McCarthy \| Labourite \| leader \| legislator \| machine politician \| Maginot \| mayor \| McCarthy \| Mugwump \| Nancy Witcher Astor \| national leader \| Nellie Ross \| Nellie Tayloe Ross \| nominee \| noncandidate \| party boss \| party liner \| party man \| Peel \| plotter \| political boss \| political hack \| Rankin \| Republican \| Robert Peel \| Ross \| sachem \| Sam Houston \| Samuel Houston \| schemer \| Seward \| Sir Robert Peel \| socialist \| solon \| standard-bearer \| statesman \| Stephen A. Douglas \| Stephen Arnold Douglas \| technocrat \| The Boy Orator of the Platte \| the Great Commoner \| The Little Giant \| Thomas Bradley \| Tom Bradley \| Viscountess Astor \| ward-heeler \| Webster \| Whig \| William Henry Seward \| William Jennings Bryan \| William Maxwell Aitken Politician In Webster's Dictionary \Pol`iti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. politicien.] 1. One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman. While empiric politicians use deceit. --Dryden. 2. 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. Like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not. --Shak. The politician . . . ready to do anything that he apprehends for his advantage. --South. \Pol`iti"cian\, a. Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. ``Ill-meaning politician lords.'' --Milton.

Politician Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Politician?

[n] a person active in party politics
[n] a leader engaged in civil administration
[n] a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways

Synonyms | Synonyms for Politician: pol | political leader | politico

Politician In Webster's Dictionary

\Pol`i*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. politicien.]
1. One versed or experienced in the science of government;
   one devoted to politics; a statesman.

         While empiric politicians use deceit. --Dryden.

2. 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.

         Like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things
         thou dost not.                        --Shak.

         The politician . . . ready to do anything that he
         apprehends for his advantage.         --South.


\Pol`i*ti"cian\, a.
Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. ``Ill-meaning
politician lords.'' --Milton.

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