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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
politician
pol‧i‧ti‧cian W2 /ˌpɒləˈtɪʃən, ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən $ ˌpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [Word Family: noun: ↑politician, ↑politics, ↑politicization, ↑politicking, ↑politico; adjective: ↑political, ↑politicized, ↑apolitical, ↑politic; verb: ↑politicize; adverb: ↑politically] 1. someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government: politicians who are trying to get the minority vote a British Labour politician 2. someone who is skilled at dealing with people or using the situation within an organization to gain an advantage: the office politician • • • COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + politician ▪ a Labour/Republican etc politician Her mother was a Labour politician. ▪ an opposition politician (=belonging to the party that is not in power – used in some political systems) Opposition politicians argued that there was not enough reason to go to war. ▪ a left-wing/right-wing politician He had been under attack from right-wing politicians for some time. ▪ a leading/prominent politician The scandal ruined the careers of several leading politicians. ▪ a senior politician Talks between senior politicians in Zagreb and Belgrade took place. ▪ a local politician The plan is strongly supported by local politicians. ▪ an elected politician Are the country’s elected politicians trustworthy? ▪ popular He is the most popular politician in the country. ▪ corrupt (=one who is not honest) They make quiet deals with corrupt politicians. ▪ astute/shrewd (=one who is good at getting what he wants done) He proved to be an astute politician. • • • THESAURUS ▪ politician someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government: senior politicians ▪ statesman a political or government leader, especially one who is well-respected: a respected elder statesman | great statesmen like Roosevelt and Churchill | He would later describe the king as ‘one of the most brilliant statesmen I have ever been privileged to meet’. ▪ MP/Member of Parliament in Britain, someone who has been elected to a parliament to represent people from a particular area of the country: Ken Newton, MP ▪ congressman a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: a Republican congressman ▪ congresswoman a woman who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: Mrs McKinney was the state’s first black congresswoman. ▪ senator a member of the senate, especially in the US: Senator Clinton ▪ representative in the US, a member of the House of Representatives: Democratic Representatives ▪ mayor someone who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city: Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London. | the former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani ▪ spin doctor someone who is used by a political party to influence people’s opinions by cleverly controlling what is reported in the news: The party spin doctors would like us to believe that the government is committed to improving the environment.
politicianhu◎ | [,pɔli'ti∫n] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | nhà chính trị; chính khách; người say mê chính trị | | ■ | người khéo léo (trong cách nói, cách dùng người) |
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