politician
noun
pol·i·ti·cian ˌpä-lə-ˈti-shən 
1
: a person experienced in the art or science of government
especially : one actively engaged in conducting the business of a government
2
a
: a person engaged in party politics as a profession
b
often disparaging : a person primarily interested in political office for selfish or other narrow usually short-sighted reasons
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Clegg spent much of his career as a politician with the Liberal Democrats, a British party that combines libertarian principles with some progressive, collectivist policies common to Europe’s social democrats. 
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 Babby is not a politician, but maintaining a relationship with the presiding mayor is imperative. Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 July 2022 But Walker, an unpolished politician with an unvetted background, could struggle in vote-rich areas like the Atlanta suburbs if enough swing voters are turned off by the inconsistencies in his professional and personal past, some experts say. BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 Margot is a budding New England politician with a teenage daughter, and Allie is a girl in the southern U.S. who escapes an abusive foster home and forms a new religion. Richard J. Chang, Forbes, 6 June 2022 Nyborg, played by the astonishing Danish actor Sidse Babett Knudsen, was a magnetic politician with a radiant smile and an assassin’s instinct toward her opponents. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 2 June 2022 On the eve of the war, Mr. Vilkul was most likely the Russian-leaning politician in Ukraine with the broadest popular support. Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 7 May 2022 In prepared remarks for a speech Tuesday evening at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute, Hogan cast himself as a politician with broad appeal like his political hero, Reagan. Brian Witte, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2022 By contrast, Primary Colors takes a look at a politician with more political gifts, fewer scruples, and a real hunger for power: Bill Clinton. Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 See More
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 Babby is not a politician, but maintaining a relationship with the presiding mayor is imperative. Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 July 2022 But Walker, an unpolished politician with an unvetted background, could struggle in vote-rich areas like the Atlanta suburbs if enough swing voters are turned off by the inconsistencies in his professional and personal past, some experts say. BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 Margot is a budding New England politician with a teenage daughter, and Allie is a girl in the southern U.S. who escapes an abusive foster home and forms a new religion. Richard J. Chang, Forbes, 6 June 2022 Nyborg, played by the astonishing Danish actor Sidse Babett Knudsen, was a magnetic politician with a radiant smile and an assassin’s instinct toward her opponents. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 2 June 2022 On the eve of the war, Mr. Vilkul was most likely the Russian-leaning politician in Ukraine with the broadest popular support. Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 7 May 2022 In prepared remarks for a speech Tuesday evening at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute, Hogan cast himself as a politician with broad appeal like his political hero, Reagan. Brian Witte, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2022 By contrast, Primary Colors takes a look at a politician with more political gifts, fewer scruples, and a real hunger for power: Bill Clinton. Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
politic or politic(s) + -ian entry 1
First Known Use
1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
politician
noun
pol·i·ti·cian ˌpä-lə-ˈti-shən
: a person who is active in government usually as an elected official