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politician

1. a person actively engaged in politics, esp a full-time professional member of a deliberative assembly

2. a person who is experienced or skilled in the art or science of politics, government, or administration; statesman

3. Disparaging chiefly US a person who engages in politics out of a wish for personal gain, as realized by holding a public office

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According to Politico, Dimitry Klyuev, who has been convicted in Russia for fraud and is under sanctions for organised crime in the US, Canada, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, has been assisted by an interior ministry employee to buy a house in Limassol with suspicious funds.

Browder, according to Politico, says he has an official document that proved his claim.

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And you have these politicos promising good governance, good life and prosperity for our country.

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Tillerson lashed out at DeStefano - the head of presidential personnel office - after the White House blocked the secretary of state's choices for senior State Department jobs, Politico reported.