politician
US /ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən/
Definition
a leader engaged in civil administration
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The politician visited the new factory and spoke with the workers.
Word Family
Synonyms
- statesmana man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
- lawmakera maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
- officiala worker who holds or is invested with an office
Collocations
- Easy speech by a local politiciandescribing speech by a local politician (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience)
- Medium lobby influential career politiciansto lobby influential career politicians, meaning to detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
- Hard uncompromising reformist politiciandescribing uncompromising reformist politician (not making concessions)
- Very Hard slick politician evading pointed questionsto slick politician evading pointed questions, meaning to make slick or smooth
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