ˌpäləˈtishən noun
( -s )
Etymology: politic (I) + -an
1. obsolete : a politic person ; especially : a shrewd or crafty schemer
2. : one experienced in the art or science of government : one actively engaged in conducting the business of a government : one skilled or experienced in politics : statesman
a power politician
the politician and the civil servant work harmoniously together — Alexander Brady
at once a barbarian potentate and an ambitious European politician — J.A.Froude
3. : one addicted to or actively engaged in party politics: as
a. : one engaged in party politics as a profession or as a means of livelihood
b. : one primarily interested in political offices or profits derived from them as a source of private gain — often used disparagingly
c. : one motivated by narrow (as group, sectional, or personal) and usually short-run interests as contrasted with the long-term welfare of the people as a whole — compare statesman
4. obsolete : politique