politico vs leader

politico and leader both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
politico	Yes	No	No	No
leader	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, leader is a hypernym of politico; that is, leader is a word with a broader meaning than politico:

politico (noun)	leader (noun)
a person active in party politics	a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
	a person who rules or guides or inspires others