politico

noun po·lit·i·co \ pə-ˈli-ti-ˌkō \

Definition of politico

plural politicos also politicoes

:politician

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Examples of politico in a Sentence

a politico who will do anything to win an election

Recent Examples of politico from the Web

Visits to early primary and caucus states by these politicos and others have fueled speculation.

— linda feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor, "Mike Pence's job: Navigating most challenging vice presidency in US history," 7 Aug. 2017
The Problem Solvers have been buttressed along the way by another cabal of unabashed cooperators, a nonprofit organization called No Labels, cofounded by veteran politicos Nancy Jacobson and Bill Galston, along with a dozen others.

— clifton leaf, Fortune, "Don’t Tell a Soul: There’s a Secret Bipartisan Health Plan," 1 Aug. 2017
The president-elect was hosted that afternoon in the box of David Urban, a West Point graduate, former chief of staff for Sen. Arlen Specter, and the politico who engineered Trump’s upset victory in Pennsylvania.

— michael smerconish, Philly.com, "Michael Smerconish: Sean Spicer's last appointment," 21 July 2017
That doesn’t even take into account swarms of lower-level politicos, businessmen and billionaires caught up in investigations around the region.

— raymond colitt, Bloomberg.com, "If You Want to See Political Swamps Drained, Look to Latin America," 18 July 2017
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders flipped that world upside down last year, leaving moderate and establishment politicos like Cranley sitting at the unpopular kids' table in the lunchroom.

— jason williams, Cincinnati.com, "PX: Why Cranley's 2013 formula isn't working in 2017," 14 July 2017
Per Politico: President Donald Trump is increasingly unlikely to nominate Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen next year for a second term, four people close to the process said.

— bess levin, The Hive, "One of Trump’s Top Advisers May Already Have an Escape Plan," 12 July 2017
Its hosts include a former union organizer and a politico to the left of the mainstream Democratic Party less interested that Sputnik is funded by Russia than that it’s not run by a corporation.

— justin wm. moyer, Washington Post, "‘I’m sure you’ve heard a lot about us’: Russia-funded radio broadcasts blocks from the White House," 12 July 2017
But early on, his politico father is arrested and jailed on multiple corruption charges (something that's been happening a lot recently in real-world Spain) and suddenly his world falls apart.

— jonathan holland, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Selfie': Film Review," 1 July 2017

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