Pollie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pollie is a noun meaning (Australia, informal) A politician.
Meaning
(Australia, informal) A politician.
Example Sentences
On another surveillance flight I accompanied a prominent pollie of the day, a big, bluff, ruddy-faced Minister.
I think politics attracts a particular type of person – and I don′t think I′m one of those. The pollies certainly need to be very dedicated and to be prepared to invest huge amounts of their time.
2009, Laurie Oakes, Power Plays: The Real Stories of Australian Politics, 2011, Read How You Want, page iii, And I blamed media training, which resulted in mantra politics. (‘Ignore the questions,’ the pollies are told. ‘Keep repeating the message.’)
Word Forms
- pollies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include politico, pollutician, pally, pillock, pozzie, possie.
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