local politician

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandpolitician

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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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 oflocalandpoliticianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal politician

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A long-standinglocalpoliticianand writer, he had strong ideas about how he wanted to spend his time and attractive alternative roles to pursue.
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That person needed to be a renownedlocalpoliticianpopular in the provinces for his radical stance.
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I hope that they are not so completely disillusioned with theirlocalpolitician.
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That might be too dangerous for alocalpolitician.
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Not a singlelocalpoliticianis mentioned in it—except me.
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I myself am alocalpolitician, we ourselves have a municipal fire-brigade, and they really are the most beautiful vehicles you could ever see.
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I confess that has been done on both sides of the political fence: everylocalpolitician, regardless of his political colour, has his pet projects.
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That not onelocalpoliticianis considered to have influence on economic development is a terrible thing.
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Not onelocalpoliticianis in the top 10.
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Furthermore, by having reserved powers we provide the agitator, the irresponsiblelocalpolitician, with completely gratuitous ammunition he otherwise would not have.
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He transformed the city into a great and important metropolis in his years aslocalpolitician.
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He soon became a prominentlocalpoliticianalthough his informal personal style did not always endear him to some people.
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Meanwhile, his college is taken over by alocalpoliticianwho also has strong criminal links.
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He uses his marketing knowledge to empower local leaders, forming a coalition that does a deal with a corruptlocalpoliticianto prevent changes.
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The plot follows a young woman who convinces her boxer boyfriend to accept a bribe to tell a lie that discredits alocalpolitician.
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His father was alocalpoliticianand served a chief of police for the town.
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The story revolves around alocalpoliticianand his conquest to destroy a railroad monopoly.
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He learns that she had married an acquaintance from his school years, who became alocalpoliticianof modest means.
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It is named after alocalpoliticianand entrepreneur.
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Recently alocalpoliticianwhose wish of winning an election was fulfilled, built a structure to cover his originally unpretentious grave.
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