# politician

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #5,533

## Definitions
1. One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
2. Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.
3. A politically active or interested person.
4. A sly or ingratiating person.

## Etymology
From politic + -ian.

## Easily confused with
- **politicians** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/politician-vs-politicians)
- **political** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/political-vs-politician)

## Common misspellings (14)
`oplitician`, `ploitician`, `poiltician`, `poliitcian`, `politciian`, `politicain`, `politiccian`, `politiciann`, `politicina`, `politiican`, `polittician`, `pollitician`, `poltiician`, `ppolitician`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/politician