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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POLITI'CIAN, a. Cunning; using artifice.
POLITI'CIAN,n. One versed in the science of government and the art of governing; one skilled in politics.
1. A man of artifice or deep contrivance.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a leader engaged in civil administration
2: a person active in party politics [syn: politician, politico, pol, political leader]
3: a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1589 1. a person experienced in the art or science of government; especially one actively engaged in conducting the business of a government 2. a. a person engaged in party politics as a profession b. a person primarily interested in political office for selfish or other narrow usually short-sighted reasons

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person engaged in or concerned with politics, esp. as a practitioner. 2 a person skilled in politics. 3 US derog. a person with self-interested political concerns.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Politician Pol`i*ti"cian, n. [Cf. F. politicien.] 1. One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman. While empiric politicians use deceit. --Dryden. 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. Like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not. --Shak. The politician . . . ready to do anything that he apprehends for his advantage. --South.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Politician Pol`i*ti"cian, a. Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. ``Ill-meaning politician lords.'' --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(politicians) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. A politician is a person whose job is in politics, especially a member of parliament or congress. They have arrested a number of leading opposition politicians. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Statesman, statist. 2. Partisan, dabbler in politics.

Moby Thesaurus

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