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A politician ( from " politics " + "- ian ", from the Greek title of Aristotle ' s book  " Politika ", meaning " Civic Affairs ") is a person active in party politics , or a person holding or seeking office in government . In democratic countries , politicians seek elective positions within a government through elections or , at times , temporary appointment to replace politicians who have died , resigned or have been otherwise removed from office . In non - democratic countries , they employ other means of reaching power through appointment , bribery , revolutions and intrigues . Some politicians are experienced in the art or science of government . Politicians propose , support and create laws or policies that govern the land and , by extension , its people . Broadly speaking , a " politician " can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in any bureaucratic institution . ___MASK97___ is a city in the U . S . state of Ohio that serves as county seat of ___MASK44___ . Settled in 1788 , the city is located on the north side of the confluence of the Licking with the Ohio River . With a population of 298 , 550 , ___MASK97___ is the third - largest city in Ohio and the 65th - largest city in the United States . Its metropolitan statistical area is the 28th - largest in the United States and the largest centered in Ohio . The city is also part of the larger ___MASK97___  Middletown  ___MASK78___ combined statistical area , which had a population of 2 , 172 , 191 in the 2010 census . The Taft family of the United States hails from ___MASK97___ , Ohio , with historic origins in ___MASK99___ ; its members have served Ohio , ___MASK99___ , ___MASK59___ , Rhode Island , Utah , and the United States in various positions such as Governor of Ohio , Governor of Rhode Island , U . S . Senator ( two ), U . S . Representative ( two ), Attorney General , Secretary of War ( two ), United States Secretary of Agriculture , President of the United States , and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court . ___MASK59___ is a state in the ___MASK51___ region of the northeast United States . It borders the other U . S . states of Massachusetts to the south , New Hampshire to the east , ___MASK58___ to the west , and the Canadian province of ___MASK18___ to the north . Lake Champlain forms half of ___MASK59___ ' s western border with the state of ___MASK58___ and the Green Mountains run north - south the length of the state . The ___MASK39___ ( also called the Laurentian ___MASK39___ , or the ___MASK39___ of North America ) are a series of interconnected ___MASK81___ lakes located primarily in the upper mid - east region of North America , on the Canada  United States border , which connect to the ___MASK29___ through the Saint ___MASK17___ River . Consisting of Lakes Superior , Michigan , Huron ( or Michigan  Huron ), Erie , and Ontario , they form the largest group of ___MASK81___ lakes on Earth , containing 21 % of the world ' s surface fresh water by volume . The total surface is , and the total volume ( measured at the low water datum ) is . Due to their sea - like characteristics ( rolling waves , sustained winds , strong currents , great depths , and distant horizons ) the five ___MASK39___ have also long been referred to as " inland seas ". Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world by area , and Lake Michigan is the largest lake that is entirely within one country . The southern half of the ___MASK39___ is bordered by the ___MASK39___ Megalopolis . ___MASK71___ ( or ) is a state in the western United States . It became the 45th state admitted to the U . S . on January 4 , 1896 . ___MASK71___ is the 13th - largest by area , 31st - ___MASK45___ - populous , and 10th - least - densely populated of the 50 United States . ___MASK71___ has a population of more than 3 million ( Census estimate for July 1 , 2016 ), approximately 80 % of whom live along the Wasatch ___MASK74___ , centering on the state capital ___MASK19___ . ___MASK71___ is bordered by Colorado to the east , Wyoming to the northeast , Idaho to the north , Arizona to the south , and Nevada to the west . It also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast . ___MASK56___ is an Eastern state in the ___MASK39___ region of the United States . ___MASK56___ is the 34th largest by area , the 7th most populous , and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States . The state ' s capital and largest city is ___MASK20___ . ___MASK23___ , officially the State of ___MASK23___ and ___MASK4___ Plantations , is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . ___MASK23___ is the smallest in area , the eighth least populous , and the second most densely populated of the 50 U . S . states , following New Jersey . Its official name is also the longest of any state in the Union . ___MASK23___ is bordered by Connecticut to the west , Massachusetts to the north and east , and the ___MASK29___ to the south via ___MASK23___ Sound and Block Island Sound . The state also shares a short maritime border with New York . ___MASK99___ ; officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK99___ , is the most populous state in the ___MASK51___ region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by the ___MASK29___ to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west . The state is named for the Massachusett tribe , which once inhabited the area . The capital of ___MASK99___ and the most populous city in ___MASK51___ is Boston . Over 80 % of ___MASK99___ ' population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area , a region influential upon American history , academia , and industry . Originally dependent on agriculture , fishing and trade , ___MASK99___ was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution . During the 20th century , ___MASK99___ ' economy shifted from manufacturing to services . Modern ___MASK99___ is a global leader in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . Kingsley Arter Taft ( July 19 , 1903 -- March 28 , 1970 ) was an American politician and distant relative of ___MASK56___ ' s more famous Taft family . He served as chief justice of the ___MASK56___ Supreme Court and also served briefly as a United States Senator . Kingsley ' s father , Frederick Lovett Taft , II was also a noted figure in the ___MASK56___ legal profession . Taft was born in Cleveland , ___MASK56___ , to Frederick L . and Mary Alice ( née Arter ) Taft . He graduated from high school there and received a bachelor ' s degree from Amherst College , where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi , in 1925 . He received a law degree from Harvard University in 1928 . Taft then practiced as a lawyer in ___MASK56___ . He rose to a partnership in the law firm that would eventually become Arter and Hadden . Taft served in the ___MASK56___ House of Representatives from 1933 to 1934 and then in 1940 , he was elected to the Shaker Heights , ___MASK56___ , board of education on which he served until 1942 , the last year as president . He served in the U . S . Army during World War II , eventually rising to the rank of Major . In 1946 , when U . S . Senator Harold H . Burton ( R - ___MASK56___ ) resigned in order to accept an appointment to the U . S . Supreme Court , the vacancy was filled by a special election . In that election Taft ran and defeated Democrat Henry P . Webber . Taft served out Burton ' s term , which expired in 1947 . He also served with distant family member Robert Alphonso Taft during his 4 month tenure , and did not run for election to the next full term . In 1948 , he was elected to a judgeship on the ___MASK56___ Supreme Court , defeating Democrat Robert M . Sohngen . In 1954 , he was re - elected to the position without opposition . In 1960 , Taft defeated Joseph H . Ellison for a third term on the Supreme Court , but in 1962 , Taft decided to run for Chief Justice of the ___MASK56___ Supreme Court . Taft then beat Democratic incumbent Carl V . Weygandt . Weygant , who was 74 years old and seeking a 6th term , lost by a margin of less than 1 , 600 votes , out of more than 2 . 6 million votes cast . In 1968 , Taft was re - elected Chief Justice of the Court , defeating Democrat John C . Duffy , but died in office two years after his last election in 1970 . Taft was buried at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland , ___MASK56___ . Taft met his wife Louise Dakin at college . They were married September 14 , 1927 . They had four sons . The ___MASK39___ region of North America is a bi - national Canadian - American region that includes portions of the eight U . S . states of ___MASK54___ , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , ___MASK58___ , Ohio , Pennsylvania and ___MASK66___ as well as the Canadian province of Ontario . The region borders the ___MASK39___ and forms a distinctive historical , economic , and cultural identity . A portion of the region also encompasses most of the ___MASK39___ Megalopolis , which extends outside the region to St . Louis , Missouri . Politika is a Serbian daily newspaper , published in ___MASK76___ . Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F . Ribnikar , it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans and is considered to be ___MASK82___ ' s newspaper of record .