政治离不开面对公众。对某些艺人来说，演艺生涯练就的镜头感和影响力正好为其日后从政打下基础，伴随他们在广阔的政治舞台长袖起舞。最成功的例子就是美国前总统罗纳德 里根和“终结者”阿诺德 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.

政坛艺人指的是从事过演艺工作的政治人物，或者大量使用娱乐媒体的政治人物，特别是在竞选活动中。

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.

这个词结合了英文中“政治人物”和“演艺人士”两个词汇，是美国明尼苏达州哈姆莱大学的政治学教授大卫-舒尔茨创造出的。

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

舒尔茨说：“政治越来越娱乐化，候选人参加各种节目，因为他们想留给人的印象是娱乐界人士，而不是候选人。”