politician someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government:
senior politiciansstatesman a political or government leader, especially one who is well-respected:
a respected elder statesman great statesmen like Roosevelt and Churchill He would later describe the king as ‘one of the most brilliant statesmen I have ever been privileged to meet’.MP/Member of Parliament in Britain, someone who has been elected to a parliament to represent people from a particular area of the country:
Ken Newton, MPcongressman a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives:
a Republican congressmancongresswoman a woman who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives:
Mrs McKinney was the state’s first black congresswoman.senator a member of the senate, especially in the US:
Senator Clintonrepresentative in the US, a member of the House of Representatives:
Democratic Representativesmayor someone who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city:
Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London. the former New York mayor, Rudy Giulianispin doctor someone who is used by a political party to influence people’s opinions by cleverly controlling what is reported in the news:
The party spin doctors would like us to believe that the government is committed to improving the environment. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
typical a typical person or thing is a good example of that type of person or thing:
With his camera around his neck, he looked like a typical tourist. The windows are typical of houses built during this period.classic used to describe a very typical and very good example of something:
It was a classic case of the cure being worse than the disease. a classic mistake The book is a classic example of great teamwork.archetypal the archetypal person or thing is the most typical example of that kind of person or thing, and has all their most important qualities:
the archetypal English village Indiana Jones is the archetypal adventure hero.quintessential used when you want to emphasize that someone or something is the very best example of something – used especially when you admire them very much:
the quintessential guide to New York Robert Plant is the quintessential rock ‘n’ roll singer.stereotypical having the characteristics that many people believe a particular type of person or thing has – used when you think these beliefs are not true:
Hollywood films are full of stereotypical images of women as wives and mothers. He challenges stereotypical ideas about people with disabilities.representative containing the most common types of people or things that are found in something, and showing what it is usually like:
a representative sample of college studentscharacteristic very typical of a particular type of thing, or of someone’s character or usual behaviour:
Each species of bird has its own characteristic song. What gives Paris its characteristic charm? He played with his characteristic skill. the characteristic symptoms of the diseasebe the epitome of something to be the best possible example of a particular type of person or thing or of a particular quality:
His house was thought to be the epitome of good taste.politician someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government:
senior politiciansstatesman a political or government leader, especially one who is well-respected:
a respected elder statesman great statesmen like Roosevelt and Churchill He would later describe the king as ‘one of the most brilliant statesmen I have ever been privileged to meet’.MP/Member of Parliament in Britain, someone who has been elected to a parliament to represent people from a particular area of the country:
Ken Newton, MPcongressman a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives:
a Republican congressmancongresswoman a woman who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives:
Mrs McKinney was the state’s first black congresswoman.senator a member of the senate, especially in the US:
Senator Clintonmayor someone who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city:
Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London. the former New York mayor, Rudy Giulianispin doctor someone who is used by a political party to influence people’s opinions by cleverly controlling what is reported in the news:
The party spin doctors would like us to believe that the government is committed to improving the environment. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲