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Definition of Politician
Politician

One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman.

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.

Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful.

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Politician Quotations

I was not a politician.
John Hewson

I am not a politician.
Erskine Bowles

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.
Winston Churchill

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.
Charles de Gaulle

Politician Translations

politician in Afrikaans is politikus
politician in Dutch is politicus, staatsman
politician in French is politicien, un homme politique
politician in German is Politiker
politician in Hungarian is politikus
politician in Italian is politico
politician in Swedish is politiker


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