| A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may
include political scientists. In other settings, a politician is
a type of political figure who participates in a government.
In Western democracies, the term is generally restricted to those either
holding or seeking elected office for themselves, rather than specialists employed by such people, such as members of the
bureaucracy. Such a distinction is less clear in non-democratic forms of
government.
In a state, individual politicians compose the executive branch of government and the office of Head of
State (unless the head of state is a non-political figure) as well as the legislative branch, and regional and local levels of government. Other organs of government such as the
judicial branch, law enforcement, and the military are not usually regarded as being composed of politicians, despite the fact that the men and women
involved do government work.
Some common offices for politicians can include:
Some examples of famous politicians:
See List of Japanese politicians,
List of British politicians, List of New Zealand politicians
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