politician : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: politician	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for politician
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
politician n a leader engaged in civil administration a person active in party politics Synonym(s): politician, politico, pol, political leader a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Politician \Pol`iti"cian\, a. Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. [bd]Ill-meaning politician* lords.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Politician \Pol`iti"cian\, n. [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.