politico

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politico

  • /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/ UK
  • /pəˈlɪtɪkoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

From Italian politico or Spanish político.

noun politicos · politicoes

  1. colloquial, derogatory, often A politician. The French have a word for it: cohabitation. It can mean politicos of different persuasions tolerating each other, or loving couples moving in together.
  2. colloquial, derogatory, often Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees.
  3. colloquial, derogatory, often A prominent activist.
  4. colloquial, derogatory, often Someone with strong views regarding a political cause.
  5. colloquial, derogatory, often Someone who follows politics regularly and is knowledgeable about at least the political news in their local area.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pol, politician, political leader, administrative, jefe, legal, economic, strategic, congressman, legislator, lawmaker, stateswoman, statesman, mp, representative, senator

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noun derogatory: politician

中文政客 zhèngkè
Françaispoliticard
DeutschPolitprofi, Politikaster

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@misc{politico_2026,
  title = {politico},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/politico},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}