政治離不開面對公眾。對某些藝人來說，演藝生涯練就的鏡頭感和影響力正好為其日后從政打下基礎，伴隨他們在廣闊的政治舞臺長袖起舞。最成功的例子就是美國前總統羅納德?里根和“終結者”阿諾德?施瓦辛格。

Politainer is a politician who is or was an entertainer; or a politician who makes extensive use of entertainment media, particularly during a campaign.

政壇藝人指的是從事過演藝工作的政治人物，或者大量使用娛樂媒體的政治人物，特別是在競選活動中。

This word is blend of politician and entertainer and it was dreamed up by David Schultz, a political science professor at Minnesota’s Hamline University.

這個詞結合了英文中“政治人物”和“演藝人士”兩個詞匯，是美國明尼蘇達州哈姆萊大學的政治學教授大衛-舒爾茨創造出的。

“Politics has become entertainment, and candidates are appearing on these shows because they want to come across as entertainers, not candidates,” Schultz says.

舒爾茨說：“政治越來越娛樂化，候選人參加各種節目，因為他們想留給人的印象是娛樂界人士，而不是候選人。”