pol

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US /pɑl/ UK /pɒl/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like pal /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like par /l/ vs /r/

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a politician (informal)

The seasoned pol knew exactly how to work the crowd.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a politician (informal) politician politico statesman legislator lawmaker

Word family

Related forms politician politics political

Etymology

Clipped form of politician, American English informal, mid-20th century; ultimately from Ancient Greek polis ('city, state').

polis Ancient Greek

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# pol

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** pɑl
**IPA (UK):** pɒl

## Meanings
1. a politician (informal)

## Examples
- The seasoned pol knew exactly how to work the crowd.

## Synonyms
- politician
- politico
- statesman
- legislator
- lawmaker

## Related Forms
- politician
- politics
- political

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: polis

## Etymology
Clipped form of politician, American English informal, mid-20th century; ultimately from Ancient Greek polis ('city, state').

## AI Etymology
Pol is clipped form of politician, American English informal, mid-20th century; ultimately from Ancient Greek polis ('city, state'). Important recorded forms include polis (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a politician (informal). The wider family includes related words such as politician, politics, and political.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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