politicians

NOUN

person pursuing or occupying elective office

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lawmaker leader legislator officeholder senator

STRONG

boss chieftain democrat grandstander orator partisan president republican speaker

WEAK

Party member baby-kisser congressperson handshaker member of Congress member of parliament office seeker public servant statesperson whistle-stopper

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politicians

Saunders says there's been a big push to "buy Canadian" from politicians and it has been successful when it comes to the strong stuff.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Inflation and the cost of living remain key topics for politicians and policymakers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

But who you surround yourself with is part of who you are, which means staffers can also create problems for the politicians they work for.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

If politicians stopped neglecting cities, then urban India could eventually stop being a byword for squalor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

First, let’s consider the absence of overt racial hostility among politicians who support harsh drug laws and the law enforcement officials charged with enforcing them.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander