a politico who will do anything to win an election
Recent Examples on the WebIn a longshot bid to shape the views of Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg, known for his moral rectitude, Trujillo sponsored William A. Morgan, a respected physician well known among Washington politicos who tried arranging Caribbean sojourns for Vandenberg’s family members.—Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 28 May 2024 When politicos were fighting over where to put a new University of California more than a dozen years ago, Merced didn’t seem like the likely winner.—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 The Orioles disappointing playoff games, meanwhile, featured a who’s who of Maryland politicos at the suite with a view from behind home plate.—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024 By the summer of 2022, Parscale had resumed complimenting his old boss on a podcast popular among GOP politicos.—Garance Burke, Fortune, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for politico
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Italian politico and Spanish político, both derivatives of the corresponding adjectives politico and político "political," borrowed from Latin polīticus "of civil government, political" — more at politic
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