prominent politician

collocation in English

meaningsofprominentandpolitician

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prominent
adjective
uk
/ˈprɒm.ɪ.nənt/us
/ˈprɑː.mə.nənt/
very well known ...
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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 ofprominentandpoliticianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is something to be said against a rural postmaster in a little village becoming known as aprominentpolitician.
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Everyprominentpoliticianon both sides is well acquainted with that fact.
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In another example an offer of £2,000 was made by aprominentpoliticianat a railway station, and one of the people involved in the incident was wearing a mike.
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Following numerous misappropriations, he was forced to resign but remained aprominentpolitician.
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Bulus was aprominentpoliticianand lawyer, first elected to parliament in 1951.
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Every day the paper has an interview with someprominentpolitician, author, scientist or artist.
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Established in the early 19th century, the farm has been operated for nearly two centuries by the same family, including aprominentpolitician.
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Prior to 1970, he was aprominentpoliticianand a former chief of the police.
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He was also aprominentpoliticianand a well-known playwright.
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His grandfather of the same name was aprominentpolitician.
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He was the mostprominentpoliticianto escape the spate of assassinations following the coup.
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Sometimes, they constituted just the incoherent and ephemeral escort of aprominentpolitician.
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He was aprominentpoliticianand diplomat.
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They are all nationally prominent politicians who closely and publicly identified themselves with a particular candidate.
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The public was astonished by the sheer number of prominent politicians who had bad records.
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Prominent politicians, with large holdings of listed stocks or direct stakes in securities companies, had highly narrow and private pursuits in connection with market development.
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However, there are a number of prominent politicians of all political persuasions whose smiles are a lot larger than their hearts.
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Is he not shocked that today one or two prominent politicians here have not unequivocally condemned the violence?
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It gets even worse when prominent politicians maintain close ties with extremist groups.
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That is not an idle question of my own; it has been asked by many prominent politicians, including some in this country.
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