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politician vs Potemkin

Potemkin vs politician

politician and Potemkin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
politician Yes No No No
Potemkin Yes No No No
As nouns, Potemkin is a hyponym of politician; that is, Potemkin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than politician:
  • politician: a person active in party politics
  • Potemkin: 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)
politician (noun) Potemkin (noun)
a person active in party politics 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)
a leader engaged in civil administration
a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
Difference between politician and Potemkin

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