politician

politician
pol‧i‧ti‧cian W2 /ˌpɒləˈtɪʃən, ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən $ ˌpɑː-/ noun [countable]1. someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government:
    politicians who are trying to get the minority vote
    a British Labour politician
2. someone who is skilled at dealing with people or using the situation within an organization to gain an advantage:
    the office politician
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + politician
   ▪ a Labour/Republican etc politician Her mother was a Labour politician.
   ▪ an opposition politician (=belonging to the party that is not in power – used in some political systems) Opposition politicians argued that there was not enough reason to go to war.
   ▪ a left-wing/right-wing politician He had been under attack from right-wing politicians for some time.
   ▪ a leading/prominent politician The scandal ruined the careers of several leading politicians.
   ▪ a senior politician Talks between senior politicians in Zagreb and Belgrade took place.
   ▪ a local politician The plan is strongly supported by local politicians.
   ▪ an elected politician Are the country’s elected politicians trustworthy?
   ▪ popular He is the most popular politician in the country.
   ▪ corrupt (=one who is not honest) They make quiet deals with corrupt politicians.
   ▪ astute/shrewd (=one who is good at getting what he wants done) He proved to be an astute politician.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ politician someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government: senior politicians
   ▪ statesman a political or government leader, especially one who is well-respected: a respected elder statesman | great statesmen like Roosevelt and Churchill | He would later describe the king as ‘one of the most brilliant statesmen I have ever been privileged to meet’.
   ▪ MP/Member of Parliament in Britain, someone who has been elected to a parliament to represent people from a particular area of the country: Ken Newton, MP
   ▪ congressman a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: a Republican congressman
   ▪ congresswoman a woman who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: Mrs McKinney was the state’s first black congresswoman.
   ▪ senator a member of the senate, especially in the US: Senator Clinton
   ▪ representative in the US, a member of the House of Representatives: Democratic Representatives
   ▪ mayor someone who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city: Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London. | the former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani
   ▪ spin doctor someone who is used by a political party to influence people’s opinions by cleverly controlling what is reported in the news: The party spin doctors would like us to believe that the government is committed to improving the environment.