A politician, political leader, or political figure (from Greek "polis") is a person who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making. This includes people who hold decision-making positions in government, and people who seek those positions, whether by means of election, inheritance, coup d'état, appointment, electoral fraud, conquest, divine right, or other means. Politics is not limited to governance through public office. Political offices may also be held in corporations, and other entities that are governed by self-defined political processes or can be known as freedom fighters.
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“a politician is an arse upon
which everyone has sat except a man.”
—E.E. (Edward Estlin)
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—William Hazlitt (1778–1830)
“The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision.”
—John Major (b. 1943)