pol‧i‧ti‧cian W2 / pɒlətɪʃ ə n, pɒlɪtɪʃ ə n $ pɑ- / 名词 [可数名词]
1 someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government :
politicians who are trying to get the minority vote
a British Labour politician
2 someone who is skilled at dealing with people or using the situation within an organization to gain an advantage :
the office politician
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + politician
a Labour/Republican etc politician Her 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 politician He had been under attack from right-wing politicians for some time.
a leading/prominent politician The scandal ruined the careers of several leading politicians.
a senior politician Talks between senior politicians in Zagreb and Belgrade took place.
a local politician The plan is strongly supported by local politicians.
an elected politician Are the country’s elected politicians trustworthy?
popular He 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.
THESAURUS
politician someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government : senior politicians
statesman a political or government leader, especially one who is well-respected : a respected elder statesman | great statesmen like Roosevelt and Churchill | He 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 a parliament to represent people from a particular area of the country : Ken Newton, MP
congressman a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives : a Republican congressman
congresswoman a woman who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives : Mrs McKinney was the state’s first black congresswoman.
senator a member of the senate, especially in the US : Senator Clinton
representative in the US, a member of the House of Representatives : Democratic Representatives
mayor someone who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city : Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London. | the former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani
spin doctor someone who is used by a political party to influence people’s opinions by cleverly controlling what is reported in the news : The party spin doctors would like us to believe that the government is committed to improving the environment.