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peopletician

peopletician
 n.Gloss: A politician who is focused on citizens and not on government. Note: This word has been repeatedly recoined by many people. «We had the best Ulster County legislative representative you could want in Marion Umhey—who coined the phrase “people-tician.”» —“What it takes for a woman to succeed in politics today—in Ulster County” by Ruth Wahtera AAUW, Kingston NY Branch (Kingston, New York) Ma 4, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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