Politician - Definition
politician, noun
1: a leader engaged in civil administration
2: a person active in party politics
3: a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
This third definition is usually omitted from modern dictionaries. Older ones would sometimes say “see also liar“.
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You’re right - as usual. I checked and it isn’t in there.
In what year was your dictionary published?
I’m trying hard to keep the general tone of my blog apolitical, but it’s just so disappointing to see the U.S. presidential elections.
It was published in 1996. But I checked my 1963 edition and it still wasn’t there.