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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The feud between Perez, a Miami Republican, and DeSantis over who has the best plan to assist the president with deporting undocumented immigrants has already roiled the intricate ecosystem of veteran politicos and conservative media. —

Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025 Hundreds of Indiana politicos and officials gathered on the new Bicentennial Unity Plaza Tuesday to celebrate the unveiling of a new monument for Sen. Richard Lugar, and thank the late Jim Morris for getting this ball rolling. —

Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Jan. 2025 That should be an urgent call to action, but since the election, pundits and politicos have wrung their hands over Trump’s surprising gains in New York. —

Donna Lieberman, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025 Conservative politicos objected to raising the sales tax and formed an odd alliance. —

Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 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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