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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Politician \Pol'i*ti"cian\, adjective Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. ''Ill-meaning politician lords.'' --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Politician \Pol'i*ti"cian\, noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
politician
noun
1: a leader engaged in civil administration
2: a person active in party politics [syn: {politico}, {pol}, {political leader}]
3: a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "politician": Admirable Crichton, MP, Machiavel, Machiavellian, Machiavellianist, Member of Parliament, adept, administrator, artisan, artist, attache, authority, bureaucrat, civil servant, congressman, congresswoman, connaisseur, connoisseur, consultant, cordon bleu, crack shot, craftsman, dead shot, diplomat, diplomatist, elder statesman, experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, graduate, handy man, influence peddler, journeyman, lawmaker, legislator, machine politician, marksman, minister, no slouch, office-bearer, official, political hack, political realist, power broker, pro, professional, professor, proficient, public servant, representative, savant, selectman, senator, shark, sharp, statesman, stateswoman, technical adviser, technician
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
POLITICIAN, noun An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When we wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive.
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