Telegenic

"Telegenic" in a Sentence (2 examples)

The young politician was very telegenic.

Then again, TV politicking simply selects for politicians who are good at TV — charismatic-cool like Mr. Obama, provocative-hot like Mr. Trump — and being telegenic does not necessarily mean having good policy or judgment or decision-making instincts.

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