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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Andy Burnham has strong support from Labour MPs and polls suggest he is the most popular Labour politician with voters.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Each was a career politician who spent decades laboriously climbing the government rungs before being elected governor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Dimunitive and draped in a plain cotton sari and rubber sandals, Banerjee hardly looked like a politician who would topple one of the world's longest-running elected Communist governments.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Their leader, President Volodymyr Zelensky, turned out to be a gifted politician and diplomat who kept his people united at home while patiently amassing international support.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Being an astute politician, Galileo then presented the telescope to the Doge as a gift.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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