politicians
po-luh-TISH-uhnz/ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz/UKpo-li-TISH-uhnz/ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃənz/
- 1Plural of politician.
Local politicians gathered to debate the proposed budget cuts.
Voters often distrust politicians who change their positions overnight.
Note
A regular plural made with a plain -s, and it carries every meaning of the singular: elected or appointed officials, people who treat office as a career, the politically active, and, less kindly, the sly or ingratiating. Context decides which one is meant. In the possessive, the apostrophe follows the s: politicians' promises, politicians' salaries.
politicians is a form of politician
politician, noun: A person engaged in politics, especially one who holds or seeks elected or appointed office, often as a long-term career. Full entry
- Forms
- politicianpoliticians plural
- Spelling
- politician → politicians: add -s
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