politico

See also: político and politico-

English

Etymology

From Italian politico, Spanish político.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/

Noun

politico (plural politicos or politicoes)

1. (colloquial, often derogatory) A politician.
   • 2004 July 13, Suzy Menkes, “Cohabitating in luxury”, in International Herald Tribune‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The French have a word for it: cohabitation. It can mean politicos of different persuasions tolerating each other, or loving couples moving in together.

   • 2011 July 30, “Connubial bliss in America”, in The Economist‎^[2]:

     And when the National Journal polled political ‘insiders’ this month, it found a majority of Democratic politicos, lobbyists and strategists in favour of making gay marriage legal.

2. (colloquial, often derogatory) Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees.
3. (colloquial, often derogatory) A prominent activist.
4. (colloquial, often derogatory) Someone with strong views regarding a political cause.
5. (colloquial, often derogatory) Someone who follows politics regularly and is knowledgeable about at least the political news in their local area.

Translations

derogatory: politician

• French: politicard (fr) m
• Georgian: პოლიტიკანი (ṗoliṭiḳani)
• German: Politprofi (de) m, Politikaster m

Italian

Etymology

From Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈli.ti.ko/

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• Rhymes: -itiko
• Hyphenation: po‧lì‧ti‧co

Adjective

politico (feminine politica, masculine plural politici, feminine plural politiche)

1. political

   Antonym: apolitico

Noun

politico m (plural politici, feminine politica)

1. politician

   Synonyms: uomo politico, donna politica

Derived terms

• politicamente
• politicante
• politichese
• politicismo
• politicità
• politicizzare
• politicone

 

Related terms

• politica
• politicastro

 

Anagrams

• lipocito, oplitico

Latin

Adjective

polīticō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of polīticus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.liˈt͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.liˈt͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.liˈt͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.liˈti.ku/

Verb

politico

1. first-person singular present indicative of politicar