Synonyms for politician

noun

1. One who follows politics professionally

   officeholder, office seeker, party man, partisan, legislator, lawmaker, lawgiver, congressman, member of parliament, MP, bureaucrat, politico.

2. A statesman

   diplomat, lawmaker, governmental leader; see statesman.

3. One who plays politics

   agitator, demagogue, timeserver, political panderer, poser, rabble rouser, baby-kisser*, arm-waver*, spoilsmonger*, Man on Horseback*.