"politico" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/ [UK] Forms: politicos [plural], politicoes [plural]
Etymology: From Italian politico, Spanish político. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|politico}} Italian politico, {{bor|en|es|político}} Spanish político Head templates: {{en-noun|s|politicoes}} politico (plural politicos or politicoes)
  1. (colloquial, often derogatory) A politician. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, often Translations (derogatory: politician): politicard [masculine] (French), პოლიტიკანი (ṗoliṭiḳani) (Georgian), Politprofi [masculine] (German), Politikaster [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-politico-en-noun-rTThr2U6 Disambiguation of 'derogatory: politician': 71 20 2 3 4
  2. (colloquial, often derogatory) Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, often
    Sense id: en-politico-en-noun-EPS9d~HG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 66 5 12 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 57 5 12 19
  3. (colloquial, often derogatory) A prominent activist. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, often Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-politico-en-noun-KMDFFJNP Disambiguation of People: 0 26 52 0 21
  4. (colloquial, often derogatory) Someone with strong views regarding a political cause. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, often
    Sense id: en-politico-en-noun-Rluyh1qe
  5. (colloquial, often derogatory) Someone who follows politics regularly and is knowledgeable about at least the political news in their local area. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, often
    Sense id: en-politico-en-noun-Y7dtLo5c

Inflected forms

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