Politician

A politician (from Greek "polis") is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions A society is a Population of Humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive Culture and Institutions Political power ( Imperium in Latin is a type of power held by a group in a Society which allows administration of some or all of Group dynamics is the study of groups and also a general term for group processes This includes people who hold decision-making positions in government, and people who seek those positions, whether by means of election, coup d'état, appointment, electoral fraud, conquest, right of inheritance (see also: divine right) or other means. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an Election. The right of conquest is the purported Right of a conqueror to territory taken by force of arms "Heir" and "Heiress" redirect here For the men and women fragrances endorsed by Paris Hilton see Heiress (fragrance. Politics are not limited to governance through public office. Political offices may also be held in corporations, and other entities that are governed by self-defined political processes.

1 Definitions
- 1.1 Considered a politician
- 1.2 Not considered a politician
2 Criticism
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

Definitions

Considered a politician

A person who is active in party politics. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral
In a state, a member of the executive branch of government, or the office of Head of State, as well as the legislative branch, and regional and local levels of government. A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Examples of administrative divisions English terms In many of the following terms corresponding to British cultural influence areas of relatively low mean population
Any person influencing group opinions in his or her favor can be termed a politician. That the manufacture of consent is capable of great refinements no one I think denies For example, a worker participating in office politics is a politician, but only so far as the operations of his or her workplace are concerned. (Office Politics is simply how power gets worked out on a practical day-to-day basis
Some law enforcement officers, such as sheriffs, and many judges who are elected or appointed because of their political views or popularity. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law

Not considered a politician

Members of government who serve purely functional roles, such as bureaucrats. A bureaucrat is a member of a Bureaucracy, usually within an institution of the Government.
Members of the judicial branch, law enforcement, and the military are not usually regarded as being politicians since they are generally executing or adjudicating established law and custom. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking
Ordinary citizens with the power to vote cannot properly be called politicians even though they can participate in group decision-making. A politician participates in public debate that leads to a group decision being reached, while a voter is simply responding to that debate.

Criticism

International equity expert Professor Paul Finn has underlined, “the most fundamental fiduciary relationship in our society is manifestly that which exists between the community (the people) and the state, its agencies and officials. "

Many suggest the basic problem of stopping Human Rights violations and political negligence stems from the lack of understanding by media and politicians on the laws of fiduciary control. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled In equity fiduciary control suggests obligations that not only include duties of good faith and loyalty, but also include duties of skill and competence in managing the people's interests. After all, Government is a trust structure created by people to manage certain services within society with the politicians depended on by the people to do that task. Trust is a relationship of reliance A trusted party is presumed to seek to fulfill policies, ethical codes Law and their previous promises Therefore the relationship between government and it's politicians and the governed is clearly a fiduciary one.

Rules such as Sovereign Immunity and Crown and Judicial Immunity are now being targeted as the very tools of oppression that are preventing victims from taking action against the people controlling the country who are causing the failure of care. Sovereign immunity, or crown immunity, is a type of immunity that in Common law Jurisdictions traces its origins from early English law Judicial Immunity is a form of legal immunity which protects Judges and others employed by the Judiciary from lawsuits brought against them for Official Originating from within the Courts of Equity, the fiduciary concept was partly designed to prevent those holding positions of power from abusing their authority.

This new thinking suggests anyone accepting any political or government control over the interests of people should be judged by the most exacting fiduciary standards given politicians are the most important fiduciaries in any society given they hold power over the people with power that comes from the people through elections. The fiduciary relationship arises from the government and its politicians ability to control people with the exercise of that power. In effect the argument is, if politicians have the power to abolish or ignore any rights they should be burdened with the fiduciary duty to protect people's rights because the government (or others engaging politicians on their behalf) would benefit from the exercise of discretion to extinguish rights which it alone had the power to dispose of.

Although members of governing bodies are often honored, many people today have a poor opinion of politicians as a class. Honor or Honour (see spelling differences) (the latter directly from the Latin word honos honoris) is the evaluation of a person's Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions (or stratification) between individuals or groups in Societies or Cultures. Not only do people often disagree with their policies, they are sometimes seen as unscrupulous, willing to do anything to gain power, or abusive of their position and privileges.

Politicians can also be criticized for becoming "career politicians. " A politician who makes politics the source of their income, yet has to face re-election every few years can be less likely to make bold decisions or side with an unpopular bill. Some feel that fear of "rocking the boat" leads to a stagnant political climate, in which it becomes hard to address injustices and create change. Various measures have been taken in attempt to mitigate this effect, such as the implementation of term limits. See also Rotation in office A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office

see also: political corruption

References

Welch, Susan, John Gruhl, John Comer, and Susan M. Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain Rigdon. "Understanding American Government. 8th ed. Belmont, USA: Thompson Wadsworth, 2006"
"Merriam Webster Online Dictionary." Definition of politician 5 June 2006

External links

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Dictionary

-noun

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.
A politically active or interested person.
A sly or ingratiating person.
(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) An expert in the work of governments, a political scientist.

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