Word family noun politician politics politicization politicking politico adjective political politicized apolitical politic verb politicize adverb politically
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpoliticopo‧lit‧i‧co /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ $ -koʊ/ noun [countable] POLITICSa politician or someone who is active in politics – usually used to show disapproval a slick politicoExamples from the Corpus
politico• Many local politicos were surprised at McKasson's resignation.• You know I don't tangle with the looney politico fringe.politico-politico- /pəlɪtɪkəʊ $ -koʊ/ prefix [used in adjectives] POLITICSrelating to both politics and something else politico-economic factorsExamples from the Corpus
politico-• politico-military strategyOrigin politico (1600-1700) Italian Spanish, from Latin politicus; → POLITIC politico- Latin politicus; → POLITIC 