político

Definitions of político
  1. noun
    a person active in party politics
    synonyms: líder político
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    Francis Bacon
    English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
    Bismarck
    German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
    Julio César
    conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
    Oliver Cromwell
    English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
    Demóstenes
    Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)
    Lenin
    Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)
    Maquiavelo
    a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
    Mao Tse-tung
    Chinese communist leader (1893-1976)
    Richelieu
    French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
    Lucius Annaeus Seneca
    Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
    Stalin
    Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
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    candidato
    a politician who is running for public office
    comunista
    a member of the communist party
    demagogo
    a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
    demócrata
    a member of the Democratic Party
    federalista
    a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
    laboralista
    a member of the British Labour Party
    lider
    a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
    miembro del partido
    a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line
    republicano
    a member of the Republican Party
    izquierdista, socialista
    a political advocate of socialism
    abanderado
    an outstanding leader of a political movement
    estadista, hombre de estado
    a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
    tecnócrata
    an advocate of technocracy
    comunista
    a socialist who advocates communism
    fabianista
    a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
    favorito
    a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state
    internacionalista
    a member of a socialist or communist international
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    dirigente, líder
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
  2. noun
    a leader engaged in civil administration
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    gobernador
    the head of a state government
    legislador
    someone who makes or enacts laws
    alcalde, corregidor
    the head of a city government
    diputado
    a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
    burgomaestre
    a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
    congresista
    a member of the United States House of Representatives
    gobernador general
    a governor of high rank
    dirigente mayoritario, líder mayoritario
    leader of the majority party in a legislature
    alcaldesa, corregidora
    a woman mayor
    dirigente minoritario, líder minoritario
    leader of the minority party in a legislature
    procónsul
    a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
    sátrapa
    a governor of a province in ancient Persia
    senador
    a member of a senate
    virrey
    governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
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    dirigente, líder
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
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