honest politician

collocation in English

meaningsofhonestandpolitician

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honest
adjective
uk
/ˈɒn.ɪst/us
/ˈɑː.nɪst/
telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, ...
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politician
noun[C]
uk
/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌpɑː.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/
a member of a government or ...
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(Definition ofhonestandpoliticianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As we have heard, he was an extremely able andhonestpolitician.
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It was in those years that he established his reputation of anhonestpolitician.
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And is the onlyhonestpoliticianthe land agent who opposes land nationalisation?
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He was a cultivated man, a warm-hearted andhonestpolitician, a passionate fighter and a man with a heart as few others had.
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He is depicted as a man of great integrity, anhonestpolitician, a warrior who values human lives, and an egalitarian aristocrat.
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He was regarded as anhonestpolitician.
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We must be honest politicians and admit that we cannot perform miracles.
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It would be well if there were more able and honest politicians in the world.
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They like honest foods and they like honest politicians.
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It is a doctrine which honest politicians must maintain above all things, when there is an increasing demand to use public money to help individuals or classes in the community.
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It is only through honest politicians trying to change the world through laws that true tyranny can come into being through excessive legislation.
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