SINCE 1828
politicaster
noun
po·lit·i·cas·ter
| \ pəˈlitəˌkastə(r)\
plural -s
Definition of politicaster
: an unstatesmanlike practitioner of politics : a petty or contemptible politician
timorous, trimming politicasters, all for the party without thought of the state — New York Times
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