politician
One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
Example
“Politicians should serve the country's interest.”
Other meanings
Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.
“Unlike the other candidates, I'm not a politician.”
A politically active or interested person.
“Only real politicians are interested in this issue.”
Related words
- antipolitician
- Europolitician
- geopolitician
- gynotician
- metapolitician
- militician
- nonpolitician
- politainer
- politicianese
- politicianess
- politicianlike
- politicianly
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “politician” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.