Meanings
nouncareer politician (plural career politicians)
plural career politicians
- derogatorygovernmentA person who holds political office as a career instead of as a means of activism.
- derogatorygovernmentA person who has held political office over the course of most of their working life, having had little experience outside of politics.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 職業政治家 /职业政治家
- 職業政治家 /职业政治家 (zhíyè zhèngzhìjiā)A person who has held political office over the course of most of their working life, having had little experience outside of politics
Finnish poliittinen broileri
- poliittinen broileriA person who has held political office over the course of most of their working life, having had little experience outside of politics
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