Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

machine politician

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
ma-chine politi-cian
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

machine politicians (plural)

Phrases

political machine

Frequently Paired Words

political machine

Synonyms

ward-heeler political hack hack

Questions

What does machine politician mean?
A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends.

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