'Politician' definitions:
Definition of 'politician'
(from WordNet)
noun
A leader engaged in civil administration
noun
noun
A schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
Definition of 'Politician'
From: GCIDE
- Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. politicien.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman. [1913 Webster]
- While empiric politicians use deceit. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician. [1913 Webster]
- Like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The politician . . . ready to do anything that he apprehends for his advantage. --South. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Politician'
From: GCIDE
- Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, a. Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. "Ill-meaning politician lords." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'politician'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adept,
- administrator,
- Admirable Crichton,
- artisan,
- artist,
- attache,
- authority,
- bureaucrat,
- civil servant,
- congressman,
- congresswoman,
- connaisseur,
- connoisseur,
- consultant,
- cordon bleu,
- crack shot,
- craftsman,
- dead shot,
- diplomat,
- diplomatist,
- elder statesman,
- experienced hand,
- expert,
- expert consultant,
- graduate,
- handy man,
- influence peddler,
- journeyman,
- lawmaker,
- legislator,
- Machiavel,
- Machiavellian,
- Machiavellianist,
- machine politician,
- marksman,
- Member of Parliament,
- minister,
- MP,
- no slouch,
- office-bearer,
- official,
- political hack,
- political realist,
- power broker,
- pro,
- professional,
- professor,
- proficient,
- public servant,
- representative,
- savant,
- selectman,
- senator,
- shark,
- sharp,
- statesman,
- stateswoman,
- technical adviser,
- technician