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单词 elder statesman
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elder statesman

Word forms: plural elder statesmen
1. countable noun
An elder statesman is an old and respected politician or former politician who still has influence because of his experience.
2. countable noun
An experienced and respected member of an organization or profession is sometimes referred to as an elder statesman.

elder statesman in British English

noun
an old, experienced, and eminent person, esp a politician, whose advice is often sought

elder statesman in American English

1.  Obsolete
in Japan, any of a number of retired statesmen who served informally as a group of advisors to the emperor
2. 
any elderly retired statesman who continues to be consulted unofficially on governmental matters

Examples of 'elder statesman' in a sentence
elder statesman

The estate claimed damages for various posthumous insults to the elder statesman 's reputation.
Fay Weldon NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES (1994)
Not for him the lingering death of an elder statesman, waiting in desperation for the telephone to ring, for someone to remember.
Dobbs, Michael THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS (1994)
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