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politician

  • /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ UK
  • /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/ US, dialectal
  • /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ Canada, dialectal
  • /ˌpɔl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ Australia
  • /ˌpɒl.əˈtəʃ.ən/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɪʃən

noun politicians · polititian

  1. One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. Politicians should serve the country's interest.

    Similar: politicker, pol, politico

  2. Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career. Unlike the other candidates, I'm not a politician.
  3. A politically active or interested person. Only real politicians are interested in this issue.
  4. A sly or ingratiating person. There is a politician in every office.

Similar: politician, politico

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pol, politico, political leader, policymaker, statesmanship, political, politic, politics, statesman, politicking, policy, decision-maker, stateswoman, public servant, officeholder, lawmaker

noun

Similar: politician, politico

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noun one engaged in politics

Españolpolítico, política, politicastro
한국어정치인 jeongchiin, 정치가 jeongchiga
日本語政治家 seijika, 政客 seikaku
中文政治家 zhèngzhìjiā, 從政者 /从政者 cóngzhèngzhě, 政客 zhèngkè
हिन्दीराजनीतिज्ञ rājnītijña, नीतिज्ञ nītijña
Portuguêspolítico, política
Françaispolitique, politicien, politicienne, homme politique, femme politique
DeutschPolitiker, Politikerin
Italianopolitico, politica
Ελληνικάπολιτικός politikós
Românăpolitician, politiciană
Русскийполи́тик polítik, полити́ческий де́ятель politíčeskij déjatelʹ, политика́н politikán
Tiếng Việtchính khách, nhà chính trị, chính trị gia
العربيةسِيَاسِيّ siyāsiyy, سِيَاسِيَّة siyāsiyya
עבריתפּוֹלִיטִיקַאי, פוליטיקאית

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@misc{politician_2026,
  title = {politician},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/politician},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}