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[ steyts -muh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsteɪts mən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural states·men. 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.
Origin of statesman First recorded in 1585–95; state + 's1 + -man, modeled on steersman; compare the phrase ship of state
synonym study for statesman 1 . See politician.
usage note for statesman See -man.
OTHER WORDS FROM statesman states·man·like, states·man·ly, adjective su·per·states·man, noun, plural su·per·states·men. un·states·man·like, adjective Words nearby statesman State Services Commission, state's evidence, States-General, stateside, statesider, statesman , statesmanship, state socialism, States of the Church, states' righter, states' rights
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Example sentences from the Web for statesman In Canning he found, or rather projected, “a genius, almost a universal one, an orator, a wit, a poet, a statesman .”
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy | Michael Weiss| February 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“Statesman and savants, builders and even priests are their servants,” intoned Time.
The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism | Fred Siegel| January 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And yet her call for a plebiscite smacks as much of political despair than a statesman 's conviction.
Dilma Rousseff’s Dilemma | Mac Margolis| July 7, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian writer and statesman who changed African literature forever, has died at the age of 82.
Chinua Achebe Dies: Beyond ‘Things Fall Apart,’ And His Best Books | The Daily Beast| March 22, 2013| DAILY BEAST
They remember “RN,” as they call him, as a statesman , a hero, a peacemaker.
Richard Nixon’s 100th Birthday Draws Kissinger & Others to Schmaltzy Bash | Sandra McElwaine| January 10, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The statesman felt it; it put new vigor into the despatches he wrote and the measures he devised with regard to the slave-trade.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone | William Garden Blaikie
I met the Ohio statesman one morning at breakfast, after hearing him the night before.
Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 | Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A statesman and not a politician, he soon abandoned political life for the more congenial one of a medical teacher.
The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University | Robert Peter
The notion that the Book of Daniel could only have been written by a statesman or a consummate politician is mere fancy.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel | F. W. Farrar
It was a mystery to them to find in the same man the statesman and the hero.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution | L. Carroll Judson
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British Dictionary definitions for statesman noun plural -men 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
Derived forms of statesman statesman-like or statesmanly , adjective statesmanship , noun stateswoman , fem n Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to statesman lawmaker, politician, legislator