political family
Power runs hereditary
A political family is a family in which multiple members hold political office or wield political influence across generations.
The Kennedys, Bushes, and Clintons are American examples; the Gandhis in India and the Le Pens in France are others.
The term often carries connotations of dynasty, inherited power, or political aristocracy: He married into a political family with three generations in Congress.
- electionOrganized public voting
- campaign trailRoute of electoral speechmaking
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- First LadyHead of state's wife
- democracyRule by the people
dynasty · government · campaigning · public scrutiny · alliance · succession · Clinton · Kennedy · lineage · patronage · behind the scenes · inner circle · public figure · partisanship · statesman · influence · power couple · presidential history
political familynewcomer
Recent arrival somewhere
grassroots leader · self-made man · arriviste · self-starter · independent candidate
political familycommon people
Non-elite members of society
political familyflash in the pan
Short-lived success
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