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# politician

noun (a politician, politicians)

«politician» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person whose job is in politics, especially someone elected to run a town, a region or a country, such as a member of parliament, a senator or a mayor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/#m1)
2. (sometimes negative) A person who is clever at getting what they want by managing people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in civics and history lessons (how governments and elections work), in news and in stories. Phrases: «a local politician», «elected politicians», «a typical politician» (sometimes a joke about not answering questions).

### Examples

- The politician gave a speech in the town square. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/#x1)
- People vote for politicians in an election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/#x2)
- Our local politician visited the school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/#x3)
- Politicians make laws in parliament. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/#x4)
- The politician promised to build a new hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/#x5)
- She wants to be a politician when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/#x6)
- He was something of a politician, and had always taken a prominent part in the local elections, so he knew the proper Parliamentary expressions to use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Spelling: «-cian» like «musician». Related: «politics», «political». Not every politician is elected — some are appointed — but most in democracies are.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «politician» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politician/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«politician» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/politician.html) on Mova free.