politicians

NOUN

person pursuing or occupying elective office

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lawmaker leader legislator officeholder senator

STRONG

boss chieftain democrat grandstander orator partisan president republican speaker

WEAK

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

Example Sentences

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Few politicians have endured a more dramatic fall from grace than Sir Keir Starmer.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

ABC has maintained that “The View” books politicians based on newsworthiness and not partisanship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Fans, MLB and politicians from both sides have responded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Harris, along with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, is among the politicians Charlamagne regularly calls for off-air conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

But Dorothy and the others who had built new lives during the war weren’t waiting for leaders or politicians to take the lead.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly