nonpolitician
Not an officeholder
A nonpolitician is someone who is not a politician—a person without experience in elected office or party politics.
The term often appears during elections when outsider candidates emphasize their distance from the political establishment: Voters were drawn to the nonpolitician's promises to shake up Washington.
Legal national member
- civilianNon-military person
- laypersonNon-specialist or unordained person
- voterBallot-casting citizen
- constituentMember of electoral district
private citizen · resident · commoner · everyman · taxpayer · member of the public
Recent arrival somewhere
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- insurgentOne who revolts
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
disruptor · reformer · upstart · novice · neophyte · amateur · greenhorn · rookie
Not formally connected
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- independentFree from external control
- neutralNot favoring any side
- unalignedNot in proper position
uncommitted · centrist · moderate · swing voter · freethinker · individualist · free agent · fence-sitter
One engaged in commerce
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- CEOTop corporate officer
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
magnate · industrialist · celebrity · entertainer · athlete · academic · scientist · technocrat
citizen
Legal national member
private citizen · constituent · resident · commoner · everyman · taxpayer · member of the public
newcomer
Recent arrival somewhere
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- insurgentOne who revolts
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
maverick · disruptor · reformer · upstart · novice · neophyte · amateur · greenhorn · rookie · fresh face
unaffiliated
Not formally connected
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- independentFree from external control
- neutralNot favoring any side
unaligned · uncommitted · centrist · moderate · swing voter · freethinker · individualist · free agent · fence-sitter · undecided
businessperson
One engaged in commerce
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- CEOTop corporate officer
tycoon · magnate · industrialist · celebrity · entertainer · athlete · academic · scientist · technocrat · commentator
nonpoliticianpolitician
Elected government official
elected official · officeholder · political figure · professional politician · elected representative
nonpoliticianparty hack
Unthinking political loyalist
political animal · partisan · power broker · political appointee · machine politician
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