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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

Example Sentences

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They are one of the city’s defining institutions, capable of pulling politicians, celebrities, children’s television characters and millions of everyday fans into the same conversation.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

There’s talk now among some British politicians that the U.K. should have closer ties to the EU.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

They are pressing that case with senior politicians, and have met the prime minister and Kemi Badenoch.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Bernadette Chirac, widow of former French president Jacques Chirac and known as the loyal companion of one of France's key postwar politicians, died at the age of 93, their daughter told AFP Saturday.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Some fancy pants politicians & their wives came aboard to take a peek at the obelisk by candlelight.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman