pol C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /pɑl/ UK /pɒl/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like pal /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like par /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 noun a politician (informal) The seasoned pol knew exactly how to work the crowd. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a politician (informal) politicianpoliticostatesmanlegislatorlawmaker Word family Related forms politicianpoliticspolitical Etymology AI details Clipped form of politician, American English informal, mid-20th century; ultimately from Ancient Greek polis ('city, state'). polis Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown