a brilliant politician and a ruthless power-seekerseekerseek‧er /ˈsiːkə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
a brilliant politician and a ruthless power-seeker → asylum seeker
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- As the 1960s ended and the wave of neo-oriental spirituality began to decline, the seekers began to look elsewhere.
- Fatigue and the rigors of the climate decimated most of the seekers.
- His crackdown on asylum seekers and his humiliating voucher system are reprehensible.
- Other career seekers are more interested in venturing into uncharted waters.
- The new system will not affect asylum seekers who are already living in the capital and the southeast.
- We will introduce improved welfare and legal rights for genuine asylum seekers and establish substantive rights of appeal.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a brilliant politician and a ruthless power-seekerCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a brilliant politician and a ruthless power-seeker· Mr. Winnick Is the Home Secretary aware that the argument is not about bogus asylum seekers?
· Those claimants undermine the claims of genuine asylum seekers, and no one would wish to defend them.· While so many documentary-makers seem chiefly eager to exhibit their punditry, he appeared as a genuine seeker after knowledge.· We will introduce improved welfare and legal rights for genuine asylum seekers and establish substantive rights of appeal.· I do not believe that the genuine asylum seeker will be treated fairly.
NOUN· They should have done more for asylum seekers.· The difficulties are most acute for those associations specialising in short-term accommodation and for those finding housing for refugees and asylum seekers.· Those claimants undermine the claims of genuine asylum seekers, and no one would wish to defend them.· We will introduce improved welfare and legal rights for genuine asylum seekers and establish substantive rights of appeal.· Up to last November 70,215 asylum seekers had entered Britain.· That is a key part in the identification process of an asylum seeker applying for income support.· Research suggested that 2,000 children of asylum seekers were without school places.
· What advice would the Secretary of State offer that young lady, apart from consulting the job seekers charter?· What Mr Saez, and hundreds of other job seekers discovered, was that the supply of economics jobs is shrinking.· Assistance with child care costs was also important for 79 percent of job seekers with children in day care.· A job seeker used that tactic when he made a call to Miller recently.· Miller was on the phone right away and offered to meet with the job seeker personally later in the week.· That makes her wonder if the job seeker pays attention to detail.· Take the real-life example of a job seeker whose ex-boss blackballed him.· The growing reach of the Internet is requiring job seekers to learn yet another set of computer skills.
WORD FAMILYnounseekerverbseek
someone who is trying to find or get somethingjob-/attention-/publicity- etc seeker a brilliant politician and a ruthless power-seeker → asylum seeker