"pollie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-pollie.ogg Forms: pollies [plural]
Etymology: From politician + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|politician|ie|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} politician + -ie (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pollie (plural pollies)
  1. (Australia, informal) A politician. Tags: Australia, informal

Inflected forms

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