A candidate.
Any politician runs a campaign when they are running for public office.
If I'm running for political office, am I a politician or a musician?
Dead or in jail
In general, a politician.
Politicians which hold public office are also officials. As are unelected public servants. A politician who does not hold public is not an official. Just a politician.
He's not a politician; he's a surgeon.
Those members of public office who are running for re-election are called incumbents.
No. He has turned down all offers to enter public office.
no
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A person holding a public office requiring election getting there is called a politician.