Definitions

politician

[pol-i-tish-uhn] / ˌpɒl ɪˈtɪʃ ən /

NOUN

person pursuing or occupying elective office

Synonyms

STRONGEST

congressperson lawmaker leader legislator member of Congress officeholder president representative senator

STRONG

orator partisan speaker

WEAK

Party member baby-kisser boss handshaker member of parliament office seeker public servant statesperson whistle-stopper

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the October 10, 2025, print edition as 'How Paxton Got Rich As a Texas Politician'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Corenswet, who has previously appeared in TV series The Politician, Hollywood and We Own This City, is the fourth person to play the role in a major Superman movie, and the first for a decade.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

Beckles is a long-time East Bay Politician who previously served on the Richmond City Council and unsuccessfully ran for state Assembly in 2018 with Sanders’ backing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

"The Politician" flopped, but Gwyneth Paltrow's impeccable costumes and framing made a strong argument for studying certain scenes after hitting the mute button.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023

Both "The Politician" and "The Duke's Mistress," a tragedy along hackneyed lines, end with reward for the virtuous and punishment only for the vicious.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.

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