career politician
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3.8
- noun
- /kəˈrɪr pəˈlɪtɪʃən/
:
político de carrera
- The founding fathers never meant for there to be "career politicians."
- career politicians in Washington
- permanent career politicians
- electing career politicians
He is looking to unseat career politician and Democrat Sherrod Brown.
- He is looking to unseat career politician and Democrat Sherrod Brown.
Examples
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He is looking to unseat career politician and Democrat Sherrod Brown.
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Today, the top job at USDA goes to career politicians as political favors.
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Writing on her website, she says: "Over the last two decades, career politicians have made out pretty well."
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Time to get rid of parties and career politicians.
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If they are just representing the people, why do these career politicians fight so hard to keep their seats?
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Today, our politicians routinely sell out their sacred honor for the chance to become career politicians.
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We need to replace the career politicians with people like KC Dickson, who is running for State Senate.
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Yet, Boehner and his merry band of unprincipled career politicians are committed to banishing conservatives from their ranks.
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The argument for term limits is that they will break up the joint racketeering between special interests and career politicians, whereby politicians win continuous reelection by distributing favors to these groups.
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Many voters are frustrated with career politicians who prioritize their interests over the needs of the public.
Synonyms
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2.9
A person who works in government or politics, often as an elected leader
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7.7
An informal word for someone who works to gain or hold public office
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9.1
An informal word for a person who works to get and hold public office
A politician with many years of experience in public office
Antonyms
How Career-Focused
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3.8
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person whose principal profession throughout life is politics' is directly derivable from combining 'career' (one's work/professional life) with 'politician' (a person in politics). This straightforward noun–noun compositional pattern is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Career politician comes from the idea of career meaning 'a long job' and politician meaning 'someone in politics'. It paints a picture of someone who spends their whole life in political jobs, so it means 'a person whose main job is politics'.