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states·man

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–noun, plural -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.

[Origin: 1585–95; state + 's¹ + -man, modeled on steersman; cf. the phrase ship of state

]

—Related forms

states·man·like, states·man·ly, adjective

—Synonyms 1. See politician.

—Usage note See -man.

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states·man Audio Help (stāts'mən) Pronunciation Key
n.

A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
A male political leader regarded as a disinterested promoter of the public good.
A man who is a respected leader in a given field: "a mature statesman of American letters" (Toby Thompson).

states'man·like', states'man·ly adj., states'man·ship' n.

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statesmanlike
adjective
marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; "a man of statesmanlike judgment"; "a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington [ant: unstatesmanlike]

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ˈstatesmanlike [ˈsteits-] adjective

showing the qualities of a good statesman

Arabic:	يُظْهِرُ صِفات رَجُل الدَّوْلَه
Chinese (Simplified):	有政治家风度的
Chinese (Traditional):	有政治家風度的
Czech:	státnický
Danish:	statsmandagtig
Dutch:	als een staatsman
Estonian:	riigimehelik
Finnish:	valtiomiehen
French:	diplomatique
German:	staatsmännisch
Greek:	που χαρακτηρίζει τον ικανό πολιτικό
Hungarian:	államférfiúi
Icelandic:	stjórnspekingslegur
Indonesian:	bersifat negarawan
Italian:	di, da statista

Japanese:	政治家にふさわしい
Korean:	정치가 다운
Latvian:	valstsvīra-; valstsvīra cienīgs
Lithuanian:	valstybiškas
Norwegian:	som passer for en statsmann
Polish:	godny męża stanu
Portuguese (Brazil):	próprio de estadista
Portuguese (Portugal):	próprio de estadista
Romanian:	de om de stat, * politician
Russian:	подобающий государственному деятелю
Slovak:	štátnický
Slovenian:	državniški
Swedish:	statsmanna-
Turkish:	devlet adamına yaraşır