# politician

Pronunciation: US say "pol-uh-TISH-uhn" /ˌpɑləˈtɪʃ(ə)n/; UK say "pol-i-TISH-uhn" /ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

## Noun

1. A person engaged in politics, especially one who holds or seeks elected or appointed office, often as a long-term career.
   - Simple: A person whose work is politics, especially someone elected or chosen to help run a government.
   - _The senator was a seasoned politician who had served five terms._
   - _Local politicians gathered to debate the new transportation plan._
2. A cunning, ingratiating person who flatters or maneuvers to gain an advantage.
   - Simple: A person who uses flattery or sneaky methods to gain an advantage.
   - _He was too much of a politician to ever give a straight answer._
   - _Quite the politician, she flattered the boss while quietly undermining her rivals._

## Noun

3. A person who is actively involved or strongly interested in politics, without necessarily holding office. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A person who takes an active interest in politics.
   - _After he retired, he became something of an amateur politician, writing letters to the paper and speaking up at every town meeting._
   - _The café was full of armchair politicians dissecting the latest vote._

## Origin

Formed from "politic" combined with the suffix "-ian".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/politician (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).