Pronunciations (4)
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/pɑl/
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- General-American
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/pɒl/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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pɑl
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- US
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pɒl
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- GB
Noun
A politician.
Usage- Informal
- Examples
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Journalists and pols were cozier then. President Kennedy sipped 1945 Lafite-Rothschild at the Alsops' Georgetown home, and the Alsops dined at the White House.
The knights-errant of politics could "tsk, tsk" all they wanted, but most experienced pols recognized that patronage was the lifeblood of their profession.
Noun
a person active in party politics
- Broader terms