professional politician

noun

A person whose sole employment is political in nature; usually elected to office and paid a salary, but may collect donations from individuals, organizations and corporations.

Meanings

nounprofessional politician (plural professional politicians)

plural professional politicians

  1. A person whose sole employment is political in nature; usually elected to office and paid a salary, but may collect donations from individuals, organizations and corporations.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 職業政治家 /职业政治家
  • 職業政治家 /职业政治家 (zhíyèzhèngzhìjiā)Translations
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