Definition of politician | Bee Dictionary of English

n a leader engaged in civil administration
n a person active in party politics
n a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways

For the second time, the country's leading opposition politician is facing sex charges.
Then late in the politician's life it came out that for a time during the Second World War the politician had worked in the Vichy government.
Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell had a simple definition, expressed in the negative, of a successful politician: "There's only one thing worse than a defeated politician,.

Palin rips Maher on Trig comment
The politician took to Twitter, calling the television host a "bully."
June 13, 2013 - Politico
Prisoner And Politician, Bulger Brothers Led Different Lives
Audie Cornish talks to WBUR senior reporter David Boeri for a look at the complex relationship between notorious Boston gangster, James "Whitey" Bulger and his brother, former politician and University of Massachusetts President William Bulger.
June 12, 2013 - NPR
UK Politician George Osborne's Cat Accused of Being Spy
A cat owned by UK politician George Osborne is now being accused of being a spy for the Chinese after it went missing. The politician bought the cat in 2009, and a few months later, it ran away for three years. His wife received a phone call saying the cat, named Freya, had been found. Since the cat had a electronic chip embedded in the skin to locate its owners, some government officials are ...
June 11, 2013 - Opposing Views

Barack Obama in Houston Chronicle
He must be the first politician in history to call a tax cut for working people 'welfare,'Obama said.
Nick Swisher in The Associated Press
It's so crazy. I felt like a politician the last four days. You're up in the polls; you're down in the polls. Man, this is taxing,Swisher said. "I'm glad this is over. I couldn't be any more excited."
President Bush in The Times
He is a really important figure in a lot of ways. One, he speaks for millions. Two, he doesn't come as a politician; he comes as a man of faith,Bush said in an interview with a Catholic television network. "And three, that I so subscribe...