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statesman
[steyts-muhn]
noun
plural
statesmena person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
a person who exhibits great wisdom and ability in directing the affairs of a government or in dealing with important public issues.
statesman
/ ˈٱɪٲə /
noun
a political leader whose wisdom, integrity, etc, win great respect
a person active and influential in the formulation of high government policy, such as a cabinet member
a politician
Gender Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈٲٱ-ˌ adjective
- ˈٲٱˌɴdz noun
- ˈٲٱԲ noun
- statesmanlike adjective
- statesmanly adjective
- superstatesman noun
- unstatesmanlike adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of statesman1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The visit to France is an insight into how Prince William sees his role in the environmental space and part of his development as a global statesman.
Slaveowner statesmen of the antebellum South, like John C. Calhoun and Alexander Stephens, were plainly terrified of the racial apocalypse they feared might come with abolition, let alone any version of legal equality.
Mr Morrison described Mr Adams as "an elder statesman".
Ouattara is one of the continent's most prominent statesmen, commanding broad respect internationally too.
While some relate to the deeply spiritual, the last of those titles suggests the need for a statesman too, given that the pope is leader of a country, albeit the world's smallest.
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