policy wonk

policy wonk
A person who studies or develops strategies and policies, especially one who has a keen interest in and aptitude for technical details.

Clinton and Gore . . . . both are new-ideas moderates with a policy wonks love of the intricacies of complex issues.


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  • Wonk — may refer to:* Wonk (slang) * Wonk (character), from The Adventures of Wonk by Muriel Levy * Policy wonk, an expert in the field of public policy and governmentSee Policy Analysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy analysis See Center for… …   Wikipedia

  • wonk — [wɒŋk ǁ wɑːŋk] noun [countable] informal someone who works very hard, is very serious, and knows a lot about a particular subject: • He started to become a policy wonk in his new career as a management consultant. * * * wonk UK US /wɒŋk/ noun [C] …   Financial and business terms

  • wonk — [ waŋk ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who works or studies extremely hard. This word shows that you dislike people like this. a. someone who is extremely interested in unimportant political facts: a policy wonk …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wonk — UK [wɒŋk] / US [wɑŋk] noun [countable] Word forms wonk : singular wonk plural wonks informal 1) someone who is extremely interested in unimportant political facts a policy wonk 2) American showing disapproval someone who works or studies… …   English dictionary

  • wonk — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1954 a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field; broadly nerd < a policy wonk > < a computer wonk > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wonk — /wongk/, n. Slang. 1. a student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life; grind. 2. a stupid, boring, or unattractive person. 3. a person who studies a subject or issue in an excessively assiduous and thorough manner: a… …   Universalium

  • wonk — noun N. Amer. informal, derogatory 1》 a studious or hard working person.     ↘(often policy wonk) a person who takes an excessive interest in minor details of political policy. 2》 nautical slang an incompetent or inexperienced sailor, especially… …   English new terms dictionary

  • wonk — noun a) An overly studious person, particularly student; a nerd. b) A policy wonk or other intellectual expert …   Wiktionary

  • wonk — [[t]wɒŋk[/t]] n. Slang. 1) cvb sts a student who studies intensively; grind 2) cvb a person who studies a subject or issue in an excessively assiduous and thorough manner: a policy wonk[/ex] • Etymology: 1960–65, amer.; of uncert. orig …   From formal English to slang

  • wonk — [worjk] 1. n. an earnest student. (Collegiate.) □ Who’s the wonk who keeps getting the straight A’s? □ Yes, you could call Martin a wonk. In fact, he’s the classic wonk. 2. n. a bureaucrat; a flunky. □ The State Department policy wonks were up… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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