政せい商しょう

noun

politically connected businessman; businessman with political ties

Refers to a merchant or entrepreneur who leverages close relationships with politicians or government officials to gain business advantages, often with a slightly negative connotation of cronyism.

• 彼かれは政せい商しょうとして、政せい府ふの大おお型がた公こう共きょう事じ業ぎょうを次つぎ々つぎと受じゅ注ちゅうした。

  As a politically connected businessman, he won one large government public works contract after another.

• その政せい商しょうは政せい治じ家かへの多た額がくの献けん金きんで知しられていた。

  That businessman with political ties was known for making large donations to politicians.