pollie

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  A politician.
 * 2) * 2009, Laurie Oakes, Power Plays: The Real Stories of Australian Politics, 2011, Read How You Want, |%22pollies%22+politics+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=J7XhT6jbBoiYiAe53ZmfDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22pollie%22|%22pollies%22%20politics%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page iii,
 * And I blamed media training, which resulted in mantra politics. (‘Ignore the questions,’ the pollies are told. ‘Keep repeating the message.’)
 * And I blamed media training, which resulted in mantra politics. (‘Ignore the questions,’ the pollies are told. ‘Keep repeating the message.’)