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statesman

[ steyts-muhn ]

noun

, plural states·men.
  1. a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
  2. 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

  1. a political leader whose wisdom, integrity, etc, win great respect
  2. a person active and influential in the formulation of high government policy, such as a cabinet member
  3. a politician


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Gender Note

See -man.

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Derived Forms

  • ˈstatesman-ˌlike, adjective
  • ˈstatesˌwoman, noun:feminine
  • ˈstatesmanship, noun

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Other Words From

  • statesman·like statesman·ly adjective
  • super·statesman noun plural superstatesmen
  • un·statesman·like adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of statesman1

First recorded in 1585–95; state + 's 1 + -man, modeled on steersman; compare the phrase ship of state

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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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