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Politician

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A '''politician''' is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. In Western democracy democracies, the term is generally restricted to those officials who attain their position through election campaigns, rather than all members of the state bureaucracy. Such a distinction is less clear in non-democratic forms of government. In a state, individual politicians compose the executive (government) executive branch of government and the office of Head of State (unless the head of state is a non-political figure, such as a Monarch king) as well as the legislative branch, and regional and local levels of government. Other organs of government such as the judicial branch, law enforcement, and the military are not usually regarded as being composed of politicians, despite the fact that the men and women involved do government work. Sometimes political science political scientists are also referred to as politicians. The Australian slang term for politicians is '''pollies'''. Some common offices for politicians can include: * Alderman * Congressman * Councillor * Governor * Life Peer * Mayor * Member of Parliament * Political minister Minister * President * Prime Minister * School board member * Senator A man or woman running for any of these offices in an election (a candidate) is also often described as a politician. The term "career politician" is sometimes used to distinguish an incumbent politician from a candidate.

See also
*Richest American politicians *Richest British politicians *Political party *Muslim politicians

External links

- List of American Politicians by Year Born or Died Category:Lists of people by occupation Politicians Category:Professions Politician Category:Politicians * da:Politiker de:Politiker el:Πολιτικός es:Político eo:Politikisto fr:Personnalité politique id:Politikus it:Politico he:פוליטיק×?×™ ku:Ramyar nl:Politicus ja:政治家 nn:Politikar pl:Polityk ru:Политик sq:Politikan simple:Politician sk:Politik sl:Politik su:Politisi fi:Poliitikko sv:Politiker uk:Політик zh:政治家

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