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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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Dr Steve McCabe, a political economist from Birmingham City University, said he believed the job cuts were a strategic move.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lizzie Magie was an impassioned follower of Henry George, a popular political economist and author of the bestselling book, “Progress and Poverty.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

“It depends on the species of livestock. It depends on the geographic location,” said Jan Dutkiewicz, a political economist at the Pratt Institute, in New York City.

From Salon ● Nov. 29, 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

All this was so unlike the popular conception of a political economist, that such incidents deserve to be recorded.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake

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