Rasputin

See also: rasputín

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Etymology

From Russian Распу́тин (Raspútin).

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Rasputin

  1. Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.
    1. (politics, by extension) Any influential political advisor who is considered a poor influence due to being a quack or charlatan.
      • 2025 May 5, “This time really is different for the dollar, writes Kenneth Rogoff”, in The Economist‎[1], archived from the original on 5 May 2025:
        Nothing could better describe the numb-skulled thinking behind the havoc that President Donald Trump and his trade Rasputin, Peter Navarro, have wrought on the global economy.
  2. A surname.

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