🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

políticos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: poˈli.ti.kos

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Politicians/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ənz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los políticos se reunieron en el congreso."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Persons who are professionally involved in politics, especially those holding or running for an elected office in government.

    "The politicians gathered in the capital to debate the new national budget."
  2. 2

    People skilled in maneuvering within a political system or organization to gain power or achieve specific goals.

    "She proved to be a shrewd politician when navigating the corporate restructuring."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English 'politician', originating via Old French from Medieval Latin 'politicus', based on the ancient Greek 'politēs' meaning citizen (from polis, city). Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting a person knowledgeable in state affairs to specifically describing individuals professionally involved in politics and holding elected office.

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