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Refers to someone who studies a subject in great depth. It often refers to technical disciplines such as computers and science and is thus synonymous with "geek." However, a "policy wonk" is a person who is deeply involved in government programs and related details. See geek.



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the 21-year-old Claremont McKenna College senior is piquing interest among political wonks around the globe with his creation of a new online political game modeled after fantasy sports games such as football.
ENERGY POLICY WONKS OF THE RECENT PAST ONCE fantasized of federal tax hikes driving gas prices as high as $4 or $5 a gallon.
Faint-hearted readers should be warned: This is a book by a policy wonk, for policy wonks, and you have to be interested in refundable tax credits to make it from cover to cover.
 
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