political hack

/pəˌlɪdəkəl hæk/
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Other forms: political hacks

Definitions of political hack
  1. noun
    a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
    synonyms: hack, machine politician, ward-heeler
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    type of:
    pol, political leader, politician, politico
    a person active in party politics
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