political economist

American  

[puh-lit-i-kuhl-i-kahn-uhm-ist] / pəˈlɪt ɪ kəl ɪˈkɑn əm ɪst /

noun

1. a specialist or student of political economy.

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Example Sentences

Ehrlich was often labeled a neo-Malthusian, a reference to the 18th-century British political economist Thomas Malthus, best known for “An Essay on the Principle of Population.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

For Omar Shaban, a political economist in Gaza, it is no surprise to see young people turning out by the perimeter fence.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

"Employers are beginning to appreciate that building giant facilities to warehouse their people is no longer necessary," Richard Murphy, political economist and professor of accounting practice at the UK's Sheffield University, told Reuters.

From Reuters • Jul. 30, 2023

Well, there was a small footnote pointed out by political economist Adam Tooze.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2023

It is only as an illustration of his many-sidedness and his manifold activity that we now turn to his work as a statesman, as a theatre-director, as a practical political economist.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various