senior politician
collocation in Englishmeaningsofseniorandpolitician
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senior
adjective
uk/ˈsiː.ni.ər/us/ˈsiː.njɚ/
high or higher ...
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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 ofseniorandpoliticianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I believe that it is difficult to justify aseniorpoliticianat the core of the judiciary.
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One such threat caused me a great deal of embarrassment because it came from aseniorpolitician.
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I speculated as to who thatseniorpoliticianmight have been.
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He will go down in history as theseniorpoliticianwho changed his mind most often in one year.
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The problem is one that no government orseniorpoliticianseem able to admit in public, although one or two may do so in private.
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For aseniorpoliticianto speak in those terms is exceedingly irresponsible and inflammatory.
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It has been made clear that theseniorpolitician—if a politician is selected—will not be a serving politician.
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A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, and a little knowledge on the part of aseniorpoliticianis an even more dangerous thing.
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First, is it wise for aseniorpoliticianto have a close relationship, such as a contractual relationship, with a government department?
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In his hand he held a sheet of paper on which he told me aseniorpoliticianwas quoted as saying that that was a privatisation too far.
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Seniorpolitician, diplomats, bureaucrats and well heeled businessmen, clamor after it.
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Journalists were waiting for aseniorpolitician, he says.
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The figure makes it clear that it was senior politicians from urban districts who were most likely to defect when they were electorally secure.
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Major policy decisions include nominations of senior politicians as well as policy implementation that is of strategic interest to the federal government.
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More importantly, however, senior politicians and those representing urban districts were more likely to defect when they were electorally strong.
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It also invited senior politicians to its annual general meetings and took part in institutionalised forums where it met government officials and the private sector.
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Secondly, all senior politicians should realise that there is no such thing as a free lunch.
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Often they are acting in accordance with a deliberate policy initiated by senior politicians and officials.
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It has been our policy to review prestige visits by senior politicians.
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We are not confused by intention, and nor do we want to be, but we hear conflicting signals from all quarters, including from senior politicians.
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