Tra từ politician - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

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
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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.
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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.

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◎	[,pɔli'ti∫n]
※	danh từ
	■	nhà chính trị; chính khách; người say mê chính trị
	■	người khéo léo (trong cách nói, cách dùng người)