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

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Even at the time, the choice raised eyebrows, since Manafort had been ousted from the campaign after scandal-laden stories about his work for pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "Why Trump’s inauguration money is a major part of Mueller’s Russia investigation," 5 July 2018 In the southwestern province of Baluchistan, a suicide bomber killed 128 people, including a politician running for a provincial legislature. — NBC News, "More than 100 people killed in Pakistan election violence," 14 July 2018 The first bomb that killed four people exploded in the northwest near the election rally of a senior politician from an Islamist party who is running for parliament from the northwestern town of Bannu. — Zaheer Babar And Abdul Sattar, chicagotribune.com, "74 dead in election violence in Pakistan," 13 July 2018 Chris Hurst, a first-time politician who was elected to Virginia’s House of Delegates last November, worked with Tech for Campaigns beginning several months before Election Day. — New York Times, "4,500 Tech Workers, 1 Mission: Get Democrats Elected," 13 July 2018 The first bomb that killed four people exploded in the northwest near the election rally of a senior politician from an Islamist party who is running for parliament from the northwestern town of Bannu. — Zaheer Babar And Abdul Sattar, USA TODAY, "At least 74 people killed in Pakistan election violence," 13 July 2018 There will be a deep well of popular anger to exploit for a politician who can frame themself as the defender of the will of the people. — The Economist, "Donald Trump lays into Britain’s Brexit plan," 13 July 2018 An earlier bombing Friday killed four people in the northwest near the election rally of a senior politician from an Islamist party who is running for Parliament from the northwestern town of Bannu. — Zaheer Babar, BostonGlobe.com, "132 people die in election violence ahead of Sharif’s return," 13 July 2018 Elite houses, from the domus of a Pompeian politician to the Palace of Versailles, from Biltmore to McMansions in subdivisions named Biltmore, have always maintained a separation of formal and informal space. — Kate Wagner, Curbed, "Our homes don’t need formal spaces," 11 July 2018

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