powerful politician

collocation in English

meaningsofpowerfulandpolitician

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powerful
adjective
uk
/ˈpaʊə.fəl/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl/
having a lot of power to control people ...
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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 ofpowerfulandpoliticianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was a humble andpowerfulpoliticianin his times.
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He waspowerfulpoliticianwho rarely needed to campaign.
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They have often been perceived to act too readily as the instrument of powerful politicians or other major social interests.
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Private hospitals, in turn, woo powerful politicians and bureaucrats by treating them as very important patients, often free of cost.
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We also theorized that the political incentives differ by region, as some contain the seats of powerful politicians and many marginal constituencies while others do not.
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Great judges, imaginative and powerful politicians, writers, actors, dancers, painters, musicians of genius—they alone can make us count in the strange world that is coming.
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There are powerful politicians who will be in place for a considerable period.
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Among them were several very powerful politicians, including some of the political generals he had contended with in the war.
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As a consequence, he had several powerful politicians as adversaries.
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Gitari pastoral work led to political controversy, since he felt it was his duty to preach against land grabbing by powerful politicians and economic injustice.
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He promised to prosecute powerful politicians and tycoons suspected of corruption.
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It has been revealed that some of the powerful politicians have disguised their properties by transferring it under the names of their friends and family members.
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In this case, the crucial audience which granted authority was a potential patron, apowerfulpolitician.
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