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political scientist
A person who has studied political science or works as an expert in this field; a political scientist.
Der Politologe analysierte im Fernsehen das Ergebnis der Bundestagswahl.
The political scientist analyzed the result of the federal election on television.
The word consists of the stem 'Polit-' (from Politik, politics) and the ending '-loge'. The ending '-loge' often refers to an expert or scholar in a specific field, as in 'Biologe' (biologist) or 'Soziologe' (sociologist).
Als Politologe beschäftigt er sich mit internationalen Beziehungen.
As a political scientist, he deals with international relations.
'Der Politologe' (the political scientist) belongs to a word family around the topic of politics. Related words are 'die Politik' (politics, the field), 'die Politikwissenschaft' (political science, the subject of study), and 'politisch' (political, the adjective).
Er studierte Politikwissenschaft und arbeitet jetzt als politischer Berater.
He studied political science and now works as a political consultant.
A political scientist is often described with verbs that express analysis or explanation. Typical formulations are: 'der Politologe analysiert die Situation' (the political scientist analyzes the situation), 'erklärt die Umfrageergebnisse' (explains the survey results), or 'kommentiert die Debatte' (comments on the debate).
Im Interview analysierte der Politologe die aktuelle politische Lage.
In the interview, the political scientist analyzed the current political situation.
politician
'Politiker' and 'Politologe' sound similar, and both words belong to the topic of politics. But they do not mean the same thing. A politician works actively in politics and may hold an office or a mandate. A political scientist is a specialist in political science and deals with politics academically or as an expert. The confusion can easily arise because both may speak about political issues. As a simple guide: a politician does politics; a political scientist explains or studies politics.
Der Politologe schreibt einen Bericht über die Arbeit der Regierung.
The political scientist is writing a report about the government's work.
Am Wochenende besucht die Chefin einen Politiker, weil sie über ein neues Projekt sprechen will.
At the weekend, the boss is visiting a politician because she wants to talk about a new project.