politico

CEFRC1

/pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person involved in politics, especially a politician.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A prominent activist.

Examples

  • I'm tired of listening to the lies of every smooth-talking politico.

  • The young politico was eager to make a name for himself.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /pəˈlɪtɪkoʊ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees.

  2. A politician.

  3. Someone with strong views regarding a political cause.

More examples

In context

  • The young politico worked on the campaign staff.

  • The French have a word for it: cohabitation. It can mean politicos of different persuasions tolerating each other, or loving couples moving in together.

  • And when the National Journal polled political ‘insiders’ this month, it found a majority of Democratic politicos, lobbyists and strategists in favour of making gay marriage legal.

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Origin

noun

From Italian politico or Spanish político.