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Needs a gut rewrite. Fails on so many levels right now is just a good example of a bad article. First you need to make clear the difference between a politician and someone exercising authority on another basis, such as a monarch or military commander. Second the fine gradations of the political class and their activities and functions as such (distinct from the socially useful ones, the executed office) should form the body. Finally, as ever, the core concept needs to be made clear in the lede. A politician is a person who must obtain a consensus in a political body. The non-politician executing the same function does not. Lycurgus (talk) 05:06, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

:It is problematic to define the scope of an article on this topic. I have half a mind to propose merger with Politics - if anyone can point the way to making "Politician" a separate worthwhile encyclopedic article, please state: Noyster (talk), 14:30, 24 September 2015 (UTC) These remarks no longer apply: thanks to Rjensen for making this a worthwhile article: Noyster (talk), 10:03, 15 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

RfC opened: Should current and recent candidates for US President be called "politicians"?

Should current and recent candidates in the 2016 US Presidential election include politician among their notable occupations in the lead of their biographical articles, even if the candidate eschews the term? Please participate in a Request for Comment on this question. General Ization ^Talk 14:48, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The most important characterization of a politician left out?

As long as I live I was under the presumption that a politician, at least in a democratic society, is a representative of the people by whom he/she was chosen.

Perhaps a correction of the wiki entry is neccessary? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jpaxel (talk • contribs) 12:42, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Contemporary Rhetorical Criticism

This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 August 2024 and 18 November 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Nadin-WSU (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Nadin-WSU (talk) 20:57, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]