politisk vilde

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of politisk (“political”) +‎ vilde (“savage”), in the sense of not being a member of any established "tribe", i.e. political party.

Noun

politisk vilde c

1. A resigned or ousted politician who retains their seat; an independent politician. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
   • Erik Wikén (2022 June 4) “Därför finns politiska vildar i riksdagen [This is why there are political savages in the Riksdag]”, in SVT Nyheter‎^[1] (in Swedish): “Politisk vilde, eller utan partibeteckning som det heter i riksdagen, blir den som utesluts eller själv lämnar det parti vars mandat man valts in på. ― Political savage, or without party designation as it is called in the Riksdag, becomes the one who is excluded or by themselves resigns from the party whose mandate they have been elected to.”

   Synonyms: oberoende, partilös, utan partibeteckning