nonpolitician

noun

non·​pol·​i·​ti·​cian ˌnän-ˌpä-lə-ˈti-shən How to pronounce nonpolitician (audio)
plural nonpoliticians
: someone who is not a politician
Perot's status as a nonpolitician was tremendously appealing to these voters. They saw him as a man of action—which politicians, almost by definition, are not.— Guy Molyneux and William Schneider

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The French president sold himself to voters as a nonpolitician, but that credential has come back to haunt him. — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2019 One said that he was prevented from speaking with Kashmiri nonpoliticians. — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2019

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1840, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonpolitician was in 1840

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“Nonpolitician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpolitician. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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