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单词 stateswoman
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stateswoman

[ steyts-woom-uhn ]
/ ˈsteɪtsˌwʊm ən /

noun, plural states·wom·en.

a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
a woman who exhibits great wisdom and ability in directing the affairs of a government.

Origin of stateswoman

First recorded in 1600–10; states(man) + -woman

usage note for stateswoman

See -woman.

Words nearby stateswoman

States of the Church, states' righter, states' rights, States' Rights Democratic Party, Statesville, stateswoman, state tree, state trooper, state university, state visit, statewide
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Example sentences from the Web for stateswoman

  • I think you shine as a stateswoman of late, as well as a farmeress.

    Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution|John Adams
  • A stateswoman or statesman is one who is intelligently active in work that materially benefits the citizens of a state or nation.

    The Myth in Marriage|Alice Hubbard
  • She was willing to essay the rle of stateswoman with no other principle than revenge and no other policy than plunder.

    Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge
  • The history of 1860 and the following winter proves that in her the world has lost a stateswoman.

    Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home|Bayard Taylor
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