IN or OF
Hello 
I wrote a tweet, yeah I know, a tremendous achievement In my tweet I wanted to relay the opinion of the politicians in/of a specific country and I got stuck wondering:
the politicians in X
or
the politicians of X
I'll be grateful if someone can help
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Top answer
eg The politicians in Britain all support the idea. This is not wrong. eg British politicians all support the idea.
- eg The politicians in Britain all support the idea.
- This is not wrong.
- eg British politicians all support the idea.
- eg The politicians of Britain all support the idea.
- This is not wrong, but it is uncommon.
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eg The politicians in Britain all support the idea. This is not wrong.
More common is .eg British politicians all support the idea.
eg The politicians of Britain all support the idea. This is not wrong, but it is uncommon. To my ear, the phrase sounds a little literary.
Clive
0They are both possible, but "of" is right in the context. They are in the country, very likely, but why say it? You want to say that they are the politicians active in that country's politics, and that takes "of".
0Just to clarify, you didn't get two contradictory answers. We often answer without being able to see the other fellow's answer until later. I (the anonymous who answered before) agree with Clive, but his context is different from the one I imagined you were going for. The politicians "of" a country might well include some in exile, for instance, and they would not then be politicians "in" that
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