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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While nearly everyone else is a MAGA supporter, the party is a mix of vaguely conservative recent college grads there to pop bottles and dance, a handful of old school D.C. politicos and lobbyists, and a grab bag of influencers. —

Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025 Bryant recruited a slew of religious leaders and conservative politicos under the banner of her ad hoc organization, Save Our Children. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025 Floridians in the White House President-elect Trump plans to make the West Wing Florida's newest timeshare, with a suite of Sunshine State politicos in his cabinet. —

Yacob Reyes, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025 Much to the surprise of many politicos and pundits, the speech was immediately popular. —

Rita Braver, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025 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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