politician

noun
/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/UK/ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/US/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/CA/ˌpɔl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/

Etymology

From politic + -ian.

  1. derived from πολιτικός
  2. derived from politicus
  3. borrowed from politique
  4. suffixed as politician — “politic + ian

Definitions

  1. One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

    • Politicians should serve the country's interest.
  2. Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.

    • Unlike the other candidates, I'm not a politician.
    • I never wanted to be one, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm not a politician now. Am I the best man for this job? Probably not. I am, however, the President of the United States, […]
  3. A politically active or interested person.

    • Only real politicians are interested in this issue.
    • You used to be such a politician. Do you remember the debates we held in Fitzroy's rooms?
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A sly or ingratiating person.

      • There is a politician in every office.
      • Mrs. Dimitriou blushed at the compliment. "Antonios, you are such a politician," her husband chuckled.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at politician. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at politician. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at politician

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA