politician
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
politician/pɒləˈtɪʃn/
▶noun
- 1 a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office.
- 2 a person who acts in a manipulative and devious way to gain advancement.
'politician' also found in these Oxford entries:
brains trust
- camarilla
- carpetbagger
- curve
- dry
- elder statesman
- electioneer
- fat cat
- glad-hand
- maverick
- meet-and-greet
- neta
- off-message
- on-message
- Plimsoll line
- pol
- politico
- polly
- silhouette
- spencer
- spin doctor
- stump
- warhorse
- wet
- wirepuller
