1. politician - Noun
2. politician - Adjective
One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman.
One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician.
Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. Charles de Gaulle
A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman. David Lloyd George
Under every stone lurks a politician. Aristophanes
A politician ... is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation. James Freeman Clarke
A gentle politician doesn't promise to build bridges where there is no water. African Proverb
The only real true supporter the politician sees in the mirror. Finnish Proverb