From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpoliticianpol‧i‧ti‧cian /ˌpɒləˈtɪʃən $ˌpɑː-/ ●●●W2 noun [countable]1POLITICSsomeone who works inpolitics, especially anelectedmember of the governmentpoliticians who are trying to get the minority votea British Labour politician2DEAL WITHsomeone who isskilled atdealing with people or using the situation within anorganization togain anadvantagethe office politicianCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + politiciana Labour/Republican etc politicianHer mother was a Labour politician.an opposition politician (=belonging to the party that is not in power – used in some political systems)Opposition politicians argued that there was not enough reason to go to war.a left-wing/right-wing politicianHe had been under attack from right-wing politicians for some time.a leading/prominent politicianThe scandal ruined the careers of several leading politicians.a senior politicianTalks between senior politicians in Zagreb and Belgrade took place.a local politicianThe plan is strongly supported by local politicians.an elected politicianAre the country’s elected politicians trustworthy?popularHe is the most popular politician in the country.corrupt (=one who is not honest)They make quiet deals with corrupt politicians.astute/shrewd (=one who is good at getting what he wants done)He proved to be an astute politician.THESAURUSpolitician someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the governmentsenior politiciansstatesman apolitical or governmentleader, especially one who is well-respecteda respected elder statesmangreat statesmen like Roosevelt and ChurchillHe would later describe the king as ‘one of the most brilliant statesmen I have ever been privileged to meet’.MP/Member of Parliament in Britain, someone who has been elected to aparliament torepresent people from a particular area of the countryKen Newton, MPcongressman a man who is a member of acongress, especially the US House of Representativesa Republican congressmancongresswoman a woman who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of RepresentativesMrs McKinney was the state’s first black congresswoman.senator a member of thesenate, especially in the USSenator Clintonrepresentative in the US, a member of the House of RepresentativesDemocratic Representativesmayor someone who has been elected to lead the government of atown orcityBoris Johnson was elected mayor of London.the former New York mayor, Rudy Giulianispin doctor someone who is used by a politicalparty toinfluence people’sopinions by cleverlycontrolling what isreported in thenewsThe party spin doctors would like us to believe that the government is committed to improving the environment.Examples from the Corpuspolitician•Hargreaves is aclever andambitiouspolitician.•Decisions on largeinfrastructureprojects are usually made bybankers,engineers andpoliticians.•thewife of a leadingBritishpolitician•He says the only advantage of a two-yearterm is that it keepspoliticians closer to theirconstituents.•Sadly, thatbreed ofpolitician haddied out.•It is also thefact that he and the otherpoliticians in Sacramentocontrol only around aquarter ofstatespending.•As asalesman, I have to be partpolitician and partpsychologist.•How different it might have been if Edelman hadproposed thatpoliticiansenter into aContract With Children.•Although only fifteen at the time of his father'sdeath he soon showed himself to be acunning andunscrupulouspolitician.•Manyright-wingpoliticiansopposed thetreaty.
