politico

noun

po·lit·i·co pə-ˈli-ti-ˌkō

plural politicos also politicoes

: politician

Examples of politico in a Sentence

a politico who will do anything to win an election

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Much to the surprise of many politicos and pundits, the speech was immediately popular. —

Rita Braver, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025 With the calendar turning to 2024, politicos and Twitter trolls will be keenly tuning in to Biden speeches once again, looking for the next slips of the tongue from our gaffe machine in chief. —

Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024 Her surveys have been watched nationally by journalists and politicos of both parties due to their accuracy, particularly leading up to the primary-season caucuses, which are viewed as crucial in presidential politics. —

James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024 But once upon a time, politicos were a popular choice. —

Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for politico

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

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of politico was in 1630

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