politician
English
/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/, /pɑl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/
noun
Definitions
- One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
- Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.
- A politically active or interested person.
- A sly or ingratiating person.
Etymology
Suffix from English politic.
Origin
English
politic
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipolitician English
- geopolitician English
- impolitic English
- metapolitician English
- nonpolitician English
- politic English
- politicianess English
- politicianlike English
- politicianly English
- politicianship English
- politicism English
- politicist English
- politicize English
- politicked English
- politicker English
- politicking English
- politicly English
- pollie English
- pollyspeak English
- superpolitic English
- unpolitic English
- politique Middle French
- politisen Tok Pisin
- politrickster Jamaican Creole