politico

See also: político and politico-

English

Etymology

From Italian politico, Spanish político.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/

Noun

politico (plural politicos or politicoes)

1. (colloquial, often derogatory) A politician.
   • 2011, "Connubial bliss in America", The Economist:

     And when the National Journal polled political ‘insiders’ this month, it found a majority of Democratic politicos, lobbyists and strategists in favour of making gay marriage legal.

Translations

derogatory: politician

• French: politicard (fr) m
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• German: Politprofi (de) m, Politikaster m

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈli.ti.ko/
• Hyphenation: po‧lì‧ti‧co

Adjective

1. political

   Antonym: apolitico

Noun

politico m (plural politici, feminine politica)

1. politician

   Synonyms: uomo politico, donna politica

Derived terms

• politicamente
• politicante
• politichese
• politicismo
• politicità
• politicizzare
• politicone

 

Related terms

• politica
• politicastro

 

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) polīticō

1. inflection of polīticus:
   1. dative masculine/neuter singular
   2. ablative masculine singular
   3. ablative neuter singular