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statesman
[ steyts-muhn ]
noun
- a 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
/ ˈsteɪtsmən /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈstatesman-ˌlike, adjective
- ˈstatesˌwoman, noun:feminine
- ˈstatesmanship, noun
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Other Words From
- statesman·like statesman·ly adjective
- super·statesman noun plural superstatesmen
- un·statesman·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of statesman1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
In Canning he found, or rather projected, “a genius, almost a universal one, an orator, a wit, a poet, a statesman.”
“Statesman and savants, builders and even priests are their servants,” intoned Time.
Others held him up as a great statesman who labored for international peace.
And yet her call for a plebiscite smacks as much of political despair than a statesman's conviction.
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian writer and statesman who changed African literature forever, has died at the age of 82.
Lawrence Hyde, earl of Rochester, died; deservedly respected as an able statesman.
The virtuous statesman advanced to meet him, while his countenance proclaimed that he knew all, and sympathized with its victim.
A woman with such capabilities would be wasted in the rle of a mere countess—but as the wife of an aspiring Liberal statesman!
William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a most illustrious English statesman, died.
Charles Montague, earl Halifax, died; an eminent English statesman, orator and poet.
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