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pol

(pôl)

n. Informal

A politician.

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POL

abbreviation for

(Military) petroleum, oil, and lubricants

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pol

(pɒl)

n.

Informal. a politician.

[1940–45, Amer.; by shortening]

Pol

Polish.

Pol.

Poland.

pol.

1. political.

2. politics.

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Noun

pol - a person active in party politics

political leader, politico, politician

leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others

campaigner, candidate, nominee - a politician who is running for public office

Communist - a member of the communist party

demagog, demagogue, rabble-rouser - a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices

Democrat - a member of the Democratic Party

Federalist - a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government

Labourite - a member of the British Labour Party

machine politician, political hack, ward-heeler, hack - a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

Mugwump - someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884

noncandidate - someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office

party boss, political boss, boss - a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"

party liner, party man - a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line

Republican - a member of the Republican Party

sachem - a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

socialist - a political advocate of socialism

standard-bearer - an outstanding leader of a political movement

national leader, solon, statesman - a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

technocrat - an advocate of technocracy

Whig - a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War

Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Potemkin, Potyokin - a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)

Translations

pol

n (US inf: = politician) → Politiker(in) m(f)

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References in classic literature ?

Pol. Baldazzar, it doth grieve me To give thee cause for grief, my honoured friend.

Pol. Yet now as Fate Approaches, and the Hours are breathing low, The sands of Time are changed to golden grains, And dazzle me, Baldazzar.

Pol. And then, perchance Arise together, Lalage, and roam The starry and quiet dwellings of the blest, And still-

Pol. O, wilt thou -- wilt thou Fly to that Paradise -- my Lalage, wilt thou Fly thither with me?

Pol. I am the Earl of Leicester, and thou seest, Dost thou not?

Pol. (drawing.) Thus to the expiatory tomb, Untimely sepulchre, I do devote thee In the name of Lalage!

Pol. Thou wilt not fight with me didst say, Sir Count?

Pol. (greatly softened.) Alas!- I do- indeed I pity thee.

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"I can see the pennons of De Couvette, De Brieux, Saint Pol, and many others who struck in against us for Charles of Blois."

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Well, it was Pol Roger, '84, and quite good enough for me; but even so it was not more dry, nor did it sparkle more, than the merry rascal who had dragged me thus far to the devil, but should lead me dancing the rest of the way.

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'Well test shows the flow of 1,844 barrels of oil per day and 18.25 mmscf (million standard cubic feet) of gas per day,' POL Company Secretary Khalid Nafees said in a notification sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).

POL discovers new oil, gas deposits in K-P

Jul'19 volumetric offtake clocked in at 1.53mn tonnes, moving +13%MoM/-6%YoY with FO sales continuing to crater, albeit at a lessening pace (+6%MoM/-16%YoY), while MOGAS/HSD offtake shifted +12/+22%MoM and +3/-11%YoY, continuing a protracted slowdown in POL volumes