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politician

Also known as political leader, political figure, polit., pol

A politician is a person who participates in policy-making processes, usually holding a position in a political party or an elective position in government. Politicians make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles or duties that politicians perform vary depending on the level of government, whether local, state, or national. The ideological orientation that politicians adopt often stems from their previous experience, education, beliefs, the political parties they belong to. They try to shape public opinion accordingly.

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A politician is a person who holds a position in government or a political party and participates in making policy decisions that affect the public. They matter because they influence the laws and policies that shape society, and their decisions are often guided by their personal beliefs, education, and political party affiliation.

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Occupation.official_names: President Vice President Member of Congress/Congressman/Representative Senator Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Premier Deputy Premier Chief Minister Governor-General Minister Speaker Member of Parliament Member of the Legislative Assembly Governor Lieutenant Governor/Vice Governor Chairperson Chancellor Mayor Deputy Mayor/Vice Mayor Senior Advisor/Advisor First Lady/Second Lady Secretary of State Councillor
Occupation.type: Politician
Occupation.activity_sector: Government
Occupation.competencies: Leadership Critical thinking Public speaking Law making Decision making Public influence Budgeting Public relations Statesmanship
Occupation.formation: Qualification is based on the constitution
Occupation.employment_field: Government
Occupation.related_occupation: Monarch
Occupation.name: Politician
Occupation.image: President Richard Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, and Gerald Ford.jpg
Occupation.caption: American politicians (Kissinger, Nixon, Ford, Haig) in the White House's Oval Office discussing Representative Ford's nomination to the vice presidency

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: profession
Subclass of: professional
Image: Lietuvas parlamenta priekšsēdētāja vizīte Latvijā.jpg
Field of occupation: politics

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female form of label: سياسيّة
topic has template: Template:Poli-bio-stub
Commons category: Politicians
topic's main category: Category:Politicians
equivalent class: dbpedia.org/ontology/Politician
model item: Nelson Mandela
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Politics
category for eponymous categories: Category:Wikipedia categories named after politicians
WordLift URL: data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/politician
different from: political activist
P8168: Marthella trinitatis
Unicode character: 👔
male form of label: politician

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

Definitions
Identity
Media and rhetoric
Salary
Careers and biographies
Characteristics
Challenges
Political corruption
Criticism
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Politicians sometimes face many challenges and mistakes that may affect their credibility and ability to persuade. These mistakes include political corruption resulting from their use and exploitation of power to achieve self interest. Ideally they prioritize the public interest over their own profit. Challenges include how to keep up with the development of social media and confronting opposition media, in addition to discrimination for or against them on the basis of gender or race.

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