- pol|i|ti|cian
- pol|i|ti|cian «POL uh TIHSH uhn», noun.1. a person who gives much time to political affairs; a person who is experienced in politics: »
Politicians are busy near election time.
2. a person active in politics chiefly for his own profit or that of his party.3. a person holding political office: »The shallow politicians who now labour at the helm of administration (Tobias Smollett).
4. an expert in the theory or science of government and the art of governing; person skilled in statecraft.Synonym Study 1 Politician, statesman mean someone active or skilled in political or governmental affairs. Politician especially suggests ability to deal with people and accomplish things for the good of the people and the country, but in America often is used slightingly or contemptuously to suggest a man without principles scheming for his own or his party's good: »All officeholders are politicians.
Statesman, always in a good sense, emphasizes sound judgment, and skill in dealing with and managing national and international affairs: »Winston Churchill was a statesman.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.