政せい治じ家か

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Meanings

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A person involved in politics, especially as an elected official or prominent figure. Can carry a neutral or slightly formal tone.

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He wants to become a politician in the future.

その政せい治じ家かは演えん説ぜつで環かん境きょう問もん題だいについて語かたった。

The politician spoke about environmental issues in his speech.

〈人ひと〉が政せい治じ家かになるfor someone to become a politician
彼かれは若わかくして政せい治じ家かになった。
He became a politician while still young.
政せい治じ家かとして〈動どう詞し〉to do something in one's capacity as a politician
彼かの女じょは政せい治じ家かとして発はつ言げんした。
She spoke in her capacity as a politician.
〈人ひと〉は政せい治じ家かを目め指ざすto aim to become a politician
彼かれは大だい学がく時じ代だいから政せい治じ家かを目め指ざしていた。
He had aimed to become a politician since his university days.

議ぎ員いんN3
議員 refers specifically to an elected member of a legislative body like the Diet, while 政治家 is the broader term for anyone active in politics, elected or not.
政せい治じ屋や
政治屋 is a derogatory word for a self-serving politician, whereas 政治家 is the neutral, standard term.
為い政せい者しゃ
為政者 is a formal term for those who actually hold and exercise political power, while 政治家 is the everyday word for a politician in general.
国こっ会かい議ぎ員いん
政治家 broadly means 'politician' and can include local officials or party leaders, whereas 国会議員 refers only to an elected member of the national Diet.
代だい議ぎ士しN1
政治家 broadly means 'politician' and covers anyone active in politics, while 代議士 specifically denotes an elected Diet member.

政せい治じN4
政治 means politics as a field or activity, while 政治家 means a person who engages in it; the two are easy to mix up because 政治家 is written with 政治 plus 家.
官かん僚りょうN1
官僚 are appointed career administrators who implement policy, while 政治家 are elected officials who make policy decisions.

Compound of 政治 (politics) + 家 (person who does that as a profession).

汚お職しょく政せい治じ家か

corrupt politician

kleptocrat; corrupt politician