单词 | politian |
释义 | † politiann. Obsolete. An expert in the practice of politics; a politician. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun] politic1559 politian1584 politician1589 politico1630 politiconea1734 civilist1736 political1833 machine politician1876 pol1907 frock1919 polly1932 1584 J. Lyly Sapho & Phao i. iii. sig. B We pages are Politians: for looke what we heare our Maisters talke of, we determine of. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. iv. 122 Politien is rather a surueyour of ciuilitie than ciuil, & a publique minister or Counseller in the state. 1649 W. Grey Chorographia To Rdr. sig. A3v Mechanicks will presume to Step into Moses Chaire, and become Politians to contradict and controle whatsoever is acted and done. 1788 Trifler No. 3. 34 A polician..frequently effects such great revolutions in empires and kingdoms, as to a superficial observer would appear beyond the bounds of possibility. 1796 S. Perry Hist. Sketch French Revolution II. 626 A celebrated polician proposed this new body of representatives to be placed by the side of both. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1584 |
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