He was a skilled politician and described as a pupil of Machiavelli.

He was a skilled politician, not a spymaster, scientist, or man of action.

The effect of a skilled politician on the court can be powerful.

"You should understand that a clever propaganda worker and a skilled politician will never talk in the same language with different audiences."

He is passionate and, at the same time, a skilled politician.

I don't think it necessarily takes anything away from Obama to know that he is a skilled politician.

Miss Ibanez, an attractive woman in her early 40's who is divorced, has shown herself to be a skilled politician.

In complement to his theological interests, Eusebius was a skilled politician.

I have to say that he is an extremely skilled politician - something I should like to illustrate with a little example from this morning.

While her personal popularity played a big role in her primary win, she also clearly had become a very skilled politician.