politician

noun

pol·i·ti·cian | \ ˌpä-lə-ˈti-shən

Definition of politician

1 : a person experienced in the art or science of government especially : one actively engaged in conducting the business of a government

2a : a person engaged in party politics as a profession

b often disparaging : a person primarily interested in political office for selfish or other narrow usually short-sighted reasons

Examples of politician in a Sentence

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But today left-wing politicians are pushing capitalism for the masses perilously close to socialism. — The Economist, "Blue-collar capitalists," 8 June 2019 Conflating the two is a poor attempt at getting us to look away from the disastrous inconsistencies these politicians have laid out before us, especially when the masses in the party have a clear stance. — Lily Herman, refinery29.com, "Actually, Abortion Litmus Tests Are A Good Thing," 8 June 2019 But the poll asked an open-ended question about preference for the Democratic presidential nomination, which solicited responses including politicians like President Trump and former first lady Michelle Obama. — Vaughn Hillyard And Ben Kamisar, NBC News, "Bullock says he's being 'penalized' out of debate for doing his job," 6 June 2019 The secret few politicians share is that over 34% of the current Medicare system (more than 20 million people) today isn’t actually run by the government, but by private companies. — Flaviu Simihaian, Fortune, "Private Insurers Are Afraid of Medicare for All. They Should Be Excited," 5 June 2019 As for redistricting, O'Rourke, who represented a safe Democratic district in the U.S. House, often decries a system that allows politicians to effectively choose their constituents through partisan gerrymandering. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "Beto O'Rourke pledges end to purges of voter rolls and voter ID laws, calls for term limits," 5 June 2019 But politicians did not always favor pursuit of such extraterrestrials, extremophile and/or intelligent and/or otherwise. — Sarah Scoles, WIRED, "The WIRED Guide to Aliens," 5 June 2019 Nationwide, Democratic politicians are testing the boundaries of extremism on issues related to reproduction, while a few liberal voices warn of potential repercussions in the 2020 elections. — James Freeman, WSJ, "Democrats vs. Nuns," 4 June 2019 Other British politicians later pushed back on Trump's suggestion that health care would be on the table in future U.S.-Britain trade talks. — Anchorage Daily News, "Trump dismisses London protests, says he would have sued EU over Brexit," 4 June 2019

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