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Explanation: • politiquería Meaning,Definition in the Open English dictionary www.wordmeaning.org/spanish/politiquería.htm
Meaning of politiquería. politicking. 1. f. action and effect of politiquear. The last upgrade about meaning of politiquería was 12/18/2011 11:57:28 AM ...
• 1950: Colombia | As they saw it
astheysawit.com/3877-1950-colombia.html
... he had so often attacked in days gone by — and condemned politiquería (politicking), renounced personal desires, appealed for loyalty of all the nation, ...
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'politicker | Define 'politicker at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/browse/'politicker
politicking [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]. —n. 1. political activity, esp seeking votes. 2. activity directed towards acquiring power and influence, ...
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wheeler-dealer
wheeler-dealer – Dictionary definition of wheeler-dealer ... www.encyclopedia.com › ... › January 2009
Definition of wheeler-dealer – Our online dictionary has wheeler-dealer ... wheel·er and deal·er) • n. a person who engages in commercial or political scheming. ...
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wheeler-dealer
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 198 words | Copyright
wheel·er-deal·er (also wheel·er and deal·er) • n. a person who engages in commercial or political scheming. DERIVATIVES: wheel·er-deal·ing n.
it would help to get the register and "feel" of this if you could please post the sentence containing the term and tell us what it is you are translating. Without this context, as you can already see, you will get widely varying suggestions (some of them just guesses)
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political satirist
Explanation: I would say
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in this particular context
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might also be "shifty politicians" but context is missing ...
David Hollywood Local time: 23:28 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 135
LASA 2003 San Jerónimo
lasa.international.pitt.edu/Lasa2003/StanfordCatherine.pdf
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San Jerónimo, a Patron Saint Festival that is “Politiquero”. Several informants indicated that San Jerónimo is the most politiquero. (political intriguer) of any ...
Dictionary - Definition of politician www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/Politician
7, 1.1785, politician, dabbler in politics, intriguer, would-be politician ...... Spanish, hombre político (politician), politiquero (politician), ...
in this last source (Websters Online Dictionary) there are two definitions in English which definitely apply to the "politiquero":
3. A schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways.
5. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician.
Louise Julie de Mailly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Julie_de_Mailly
... was the most successful in manipulating him and becoming politically powerful . ... sister Marie Anne, who proved to be quite a successful ***political intriguer***. ...
sources for "political schemer":
Gran diccionario bilingüe norma: inglés-español, español-inglés - books.google.com/books?isbn=9580448809...
Jorge Cárdenas Nannetti - 2004
to make political maneuvers, to scheme politically. 2. ... ***political maneuvering, political scheming; political gossip. politiquero, га т.. f. political scheming***, political ...
The Influence Of Machiavelli On Shakespeare - Study Tools www.britaininprint.net/shakespeare/study_tools/machiavelli....
Although Shakespeare's most infamous Machiavellian character is Richard III, the model of ***the political schemer out to secure his own position*** can be detected ...
andres-larsen Venezuela Local time: 21:58 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 60
Explanation: La cosa es que en inglés no hay un equivalente exacto para politiquero. Tendrías que ponerle como un adjetivo siempre
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El problema que yo veo con los dos términos de arriba es que están haciendo ver que los politiqueros son personas que hacen jugadas sucias, pero en realidad un politiquero en español es una persona que practica política de la baja, es decir, sólo critica, no propone, hace mancoyas, etc.
juanpablosans Local time: 21:58 Specializes in field Native speaker of: Spanish
Explanation: • politiquería Meaning,Definition in the Open English dictionary www.wordmeaning.org/spanish/politiquería.htm
Meaning of politiquería. politicking. 1. f. action and effect of politiquear. The last upgrade about meaning of politiquería was 12/18/2011 11:57:28 AM ...
• 1950: Colombia | As they saw it
astheysawit.com/3877-1950-colombia.html
... he had so often attacked in days gone by — and condemned politiquería (politicking), renounced personal desires, appealed for loyalty of all the nation, ...
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'politicker | Define 'politicker at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/browse/'politicker
politicking [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]. —n. 1. political activity, esp seeking votes. 2. activity directed towards acquiring power and influence, ...
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or
wheeler-dealer
wheeler-dealer – Dictionary definition of wheeler-dealer ... www.encyclopedia.com › ... › January 2009
Definition of wheeler-dealer – Our online dictionary has wheeler-dealer ... wheel·er and deal·er) • n. a person who engages in commercial or political scheming. ...
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wheeler-dealer
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 198 words | Copyright
wheel·er-deal·er (also wheel·er and deal·er) • n. a person who engages in commercial or political scheming. DERIVATIVES: wheel·er-deal·ing n.
liz askew United Kingdom Local time: 03:28 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 119
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +1
