"political animal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: political animals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} political animal (plural political animals)
  1. a person driven by political motives Categories (topical): People Translations (person driven by political motives): poliittinen eläin (Finnish), პოლიტიკური ცხოველი (ṗoliṭiḳuri cxoveli) (Georgian), ζώον πολιτικόν (zóon politikón) [neuter] (Greek)

Inflected forms

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