pol

/pɑl/

UK: /pɒl/

pol

English Noun Top 20,994

Definition

A politician.

Clipping of politician.

"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."