Translations for „wonk“ in the English » German Dictionary

wonk [wɒŋk, Am wɑ:ŋk] N

1. wonk Am inf (diligent person):

wonk

Streber(in) m (f) pej

2. wonk Am inf (legalistic person):

wonk

Politikbesessene(r) f(m) inf

3. wonk NAUT (incompetent sailor):

wonk

unfähiger Matrose/unfähige Matrosin

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English

The strikes have ignited a public hatefest among government wonks and public figures.

jalopnik.com

Critics lambasted his focus on the facts, describing him as a policy wonk who didn't grasp the bigger picture.

www.nj.com

Instead, he just comes across like another industry wonk dazzled by dollar signs.

www.avclub.com

Instead, party managers hope that, by forcing spin-doctors to rub shoulders with policy wonks and campaign teams, communications will improve within the party.

www.independent.co.uk

His work included writing position papers and briefing the candidate on a wide range of policy issues, experiences he later described as being like boot camp for policy wonks.

en.wikipedia.org

Arguing about how to calculate these decile graphs correctly is fascinating for us in the wonk community.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

He is a policy nerd for the wonks, a calculating realist for the pollsters, and an idealist for the right wing.

hotair.com

I also think there's another message: it's cool to be informed, and not just for wonks.

www.poynter.org

For political wonks, it's interesting to note that across the country, a number of fringe parties managed to pull in a few votes.

www.nunatsiaqonline.ca

Today, he might be considered a policy wonk because he was expert in policy and law.

en.wikipedia.org