Rollie vs Pollie - What's the difference?
rollie | pollie |
(Australia, informal) A politician.
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* 2009 , , Power Plays: The Real Stories of Australian Politics , 2011, Read How You Want,
* 2009 , David Daniel, Rough as Guts ,
As nouns the difference between rollie and pollie
is that rollie is a cigarette rolled by hand while pollie is a politician.As a proper noun Rollie
is a given name.pollie
English
Noun
(en noun)page 99,
- I think politics attracts a particular type of person – and I don?t think I?m one of those. The pollies certainly need to be very dedicated and to be prepared to invest huge amounts of their time.
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- And I blamed media training, which resulted in mantra politics. (‘Ignore the questions,’ the pollies are told. ‘Keep repeating the message.’)
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- On another surveillance flight I accompanied a prominent pollie of the day, a big, bluff, ruddy-faced Minister.