politician
(pɒlɪtɪʃən )
Word forms: politicians
countable noun B1
A politician is a person whose job is in politics, especially a member of parliament or congress.
They have arrested a number of leading opposition politicians.
Synonyms: statesman or woman or person, representative, senator [US], Member of Parliament [British]
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Quotations:
A politician is an animal that can sit on a fence and keep both ears to the ground
The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision
Collocations:
popular politician populist politician powerful politician prominent politician provincial politician reluctant politician right-wing politician seasoned politician senior politician veteran politician well-known politician
She remains the most popular politician in the country.
Times,Sunday Times
But she ranks overwhelmingly as the country's most popular politician, the only one to have survived 2008 unscathed.
Times, Sunday Times
Yesterday morning, the hugely popular politician was mobbed by adoring crowds before his big speech.
The Sun
He never fell off the tightrope, and remained the most popular politician in the country.
Times, Sunday Times
This likeable and popular politician will be for ever remembered as the leader who stepped down as a result of the demon drink.
Times, Sunday Times
Neither system has proved perfect, but don't let a populist politician sell a new generation a total myth.
Times, Sunday Times
He's a populist politician with his eye on the top job, high on a recent libel victory against a newspaper and feeling all too complacent.
Times,Sunday Times
Of that, lawyers - if not every populist politician - will be glad.
Times, Sunday Times
Then we'll have something of a first for our battered continent: a charismatic populist politician who can hold a rally or a room delivering a humanist message.
Times, Sunday Times
They are a tempting target for any populist politician anxious to please an audience.
Times, Sunday Times
There, a powerful politician sought to end a coalition and demand an election.
Times, Sunday Times
However, with a powerful politician demanding results and interfering in the investigation, the situation soon spirals out of control.
The Sun
Genuine answer from potentially the second most powerful politician in the free world.
Times, Sunday Times
He was a humble and powerful politician in his times.
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He was powerful politician who rarely needed to campaign.
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Every day the paper has an interview with some prominent politician, author, scientist or artist.
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Following numerous misappropriations, he was forced to resign but remained a prominent politician.
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Established in the early 19th century, the farm has been operated for nearly two centuries by the same family, including a prominent politician.
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Prior to 1970, he was a prominent politician and a former chief of the police.
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He was also a prominent politician and a well-known playwright.
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Provincial politicians have promised food and accommodation to those who fled.
Globe and Mail
Unlike in many nations, active federal and provincial politicians can not be admitted into the order until they exit elected office.
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The clashes between both groups pressured provincial politicians to address the explosive issue of language policy.
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The two also believed that provincial politicians were petty and self-interested, and that more co-operation was needed between provinces and the state.
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Provincial politicians were powerless over this bid, as can be expected due to the federal nature of the contracts.
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In the later books, she becomes a reluctant politician.
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He was actually a reluctant politician.
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It has provoked reluctant politicians and governments to act.
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An infusion of easy cash would enable reluctant politicians to postpone these reforms by burying their structural problems under a pile of paper money.
Times, Sunday Times
Right-wing politicians were quick to condemn the plan.
Times, Sunday Times
Right-wing politicians and much of the public rallied behind the soldier, but the army decided to prosecute him.
Times, Sunday Times
Local left-wing politicians complained about the monument, meanwhile right-wing politicians approved of it.
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But if it comes down to foreign policy experience, the seasoned politician believes he will win.
Times, Sunday Times
For example, most people find public speaking to be stressful, nevertheless, a seasoned politician most likely will not.
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For seasoned politicians, suspicious that outsiders rarely adapt well to politics, the charge of naivety will sound like an indictment.
Times, Sunday Times
She was spotted by television journalists keen to have representatives of the yellow vests in the studio to confront seasoned politicians.
Times, Sunday Times
She has chosen intelligent, seasoned politicians to help her fulfil the will of the people.
The Sun
A speech by a senior politician made me think.
Times, Sunday Times
I say humour because the fact that such a confusion between a senior politician and police could have occurred seems remarkable.
Times, Sunday Times
A number have tripped up when looking at whether a senior politician has behaved properly.
Times, Sunday Times
There are perks to having a senior politician move in next door.
Times,Sunday Times
Despite bold claims to end the culture of cronyism, only one senior politician has gone to prison for embezzlement.
Times, Sunday Times
The veteran politician left 1,719,976 to his family.
The Sun
He peppered the veteran politician with questions about the demands of a presidential campaign.
Times, Sunday Times
The veteran politician has been inundated with speaking engagement offers.
Times, Sunday Times
Its members tend to be veteran politicians or part-time politicians at the national level, often having other roles.
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You could discover that the statistician on your right lives in a fabulous pump house, while the well-known politician on your left lives in an ex-council property.
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Most elections contain at least one unexpected humiliation for a well-known politician.
Times, Sunday Times
Well-known politicians are also still due to appear.
Times, Sunday Times
Currently it has over 350 members comprising mainly young individuals as well as well-known politicians and activists.
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The district has been host to several well-known politicians over its history.
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Translations:
Chinese: 政治家
Japanese: 政治家
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- sensor measures
- sensor reading
- sensors monitor
- sensor system
- sensor technology
- sensory
- sensory ability
- sensory analysis
- sensory cells
- sensory cues
- sensory experience
- sensory feedback
- sensory function
- sensory information
- sensory input
- sensory organ
- sensory overload
- sensory pleasure
- sensory receptor