a politico who will do anything to win an election
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But once upon a time, politicos were a popular choice.—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 His comment was a reference to incoming president Donald Trump who, although he was not named, certainly was on the minds of many of the politicos, entertainers, media personalities and government VIPs for this year’s annual event.—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024 The election proved two things that politicos have been saying about Latino voters for decades: They should not be judged as a political monolith, and, for the majority of them, the economy outranks all other issues.—K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024 And certain hiccups have politicos questioning if the next election will be as smooth, or if Arizona will find its way back into election chaos.—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for politico
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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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