"politicante" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /po.li.tiˈkan.te/ Forms: politicanti [plural]
Rhymes: -ante Etymology: From politica (“politics”) + -ante. Etymology templates: {{suf|it|politica|ante|t1=politics}} politica (“politics”) + -ante Head templates: {{it-noun|mfbysense}} politicante m or f by sense (plural politicanti)
  1. (politics, derogatory) politician whose behavior is characterized by self-interest, personal ambition, bias, and unscrupulousness; one who politicks Tags: by-personal-gender, derogatory, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Politics Related terms: politico

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          "ref": "2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 35",
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