He said that democracy would open the way for self-seeking politicians to abuse the situation.
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self-seeking — (n.) a seeking after one s own benefit (before those of others), 1580s, from SELF (Cf. self) + seeking (see SEEK (Cf. seek)). As an adjective, from 1620s … Etymology dictionary
self-seeking — self seekingness, n. /self see king/, n. 1. the seeking of one s own interest or selfish ends. adj. 2. given to or characterized by self seeking; selfish. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
Self-seeking — Self seek ing, a. Seeking one s own interest or happiness; selfish. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Self-seeking — Self seek ing, n. The act or habit of seeking one s own interest or happiness; selfishness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-seeking — adj doing things only because they will give you an advantage that other people do not have used to show disapproval ▪ a self seeking politician … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-seeking — self seeking; self seeking·ness; … English syllables
self-seeking — self′ seek′ing n. 1) the seeking of one s own interest or selfish ends 2) given to or characterized by self seeking; selfish • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
self-seeking — index venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-seeking — adjective interested only in doing what will be good for you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-seeking — /sɛlf ˈsikɪŋ / (say self seeking) noun 1. the seeking of one s own interest or selfish ends. –adjective 2. given to or characterised by self seeking; selfish …
