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john_strinlaiyesterday at 5:39 PM1 replyview on HN

its not some new/modern trend just because you have not seen the term. its been a term for nearly 3 decades.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politically_exposed_person


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IgorPartolayesterday at 6:52 PM

I mean today I am one of the 10,000 people learning this for the first time. But it does seem like an awkward term which seems to mean “high level government official who is likely to be corrupt” or just “politician”. Don’t really see the need for this wordplay to be honest.