different between politician vs tenderpreneur

English

Alternative forms

• polititian (obsolete)

Etymology

politic +? -ian

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?l.?.t??.?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p?l.??t??.?n/

Noun

politician (plural politicians)

1. One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
2. Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.
3. A politically active or interested person.
4. A sly or ingratiating person.

Synonyms

• politicker (dated, colloquial or dialect)

Hyponyms

• politard

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French politicien

Noun

politician m (plural politicieni)

1. politician

Declension

English

Etymology

tender +? -preneur

Noun

tenderpreneur (plural tenderpreneurs)

1. (slang, South Africa) A government official or politician who uses their powers and influence to secure government tenders and contracts.
   • 2010. Blade Nzimande. Blade: Make all tenders public., Times LIVE. 6 Jan. 2010:

     Let's be bold, let's go and promote small entrepreneurs and defeat tenderpreneurs, those who steal."

Derived terms

• tenderpreneurial
• tenderpreneurship

References

• The Star (newspaper) How Malema made his millions, 21 Feb. 2010.