politician

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

pol·i·ti·cian

noun \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
2
a : a person engaged in party politics as a profession b : a person primarily interested in political office for selfish or other narrow usually short-sighted reasons

First Known Use of POLITICIAN

1589

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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