Definition of statesman in English:

statesman

nounPlural statesmen ˈsteɪtsmənˈsteɪtsmən

A skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure.
guests included members of the European royal families, diplomats, and statesmen
Example sentencesExamples
- Not only politicians and statesmen have the opportunity to practice creative speech.
- It's the outlaws and rebels that history often prefers to remember rather than the statesmen and leaders.
- Northcliffe travelled widely and consorted freely with statesmen and politicians not to mention royalty.
- From now on, our leaders, our politicians, our statesmen will be fair game too.
- An extraordinary spiritual leader and a courageous statesman is no more.
- A politician thinks of the next race, a statesman of the next generation.
- For these are times when we expect our politicians to metamorphose into statesmen.
- He would like to see state and federal elected officials become statesmen not politicians.
- The difference between a politician and a statesman is the degree of common sense and courage shown in difficult times.
- Now the attempt is being made to present him as a political statesman and martyr.
- The statesmen and foreign dignitaries have departed - but the World Summit show is not quite over.
- He frequently dined out and, over the years, entertained a great variety of guests, from fellow impressionist artists to statesmen.
- Responsible statesmen and stateswomen are not merely free, as sovereign rulers, to act in an expedient way.
- The two statesmen signed an agreement to establish a bi-national commission between South Africa and Brazil.
- He called for more effort on the part of all statesmen, politicians and church leaders to resolve the schism in the Orthodox church.
- Minor world leaders get to be statesmen for a day, and tell their parliaments and electors that they are taking part in a world summit.
Synonyms
senior politician, respected political figure, elder statesman, political leader, national leader, grand old man, GOM
French éminence grise

Derivatives

statesmanlike

adjective ˈsteɪtsmənlʌɪk

The time in the Senate has made her more statesmanlike; on the other hand, her speech is fairly empty, touching on old, trusted but overworn notes.
Example sentencesExamples
- But Sistani has so far played a statesmanlike game.
- He was well-briefed and spoke articulately about Scotland's qualities, although his public speaking set-pieces still lack a statesmanlike stamp.
- This disdain for legality - well concealed behind statesmanlike rhetoric - corresponds directly with a second vice: not telling the public the truth.
- There were moments, especially in his last few statements, where he sounded statesmanlike and like a guy who wanted to be a ‘uniter, not a divider.’

statesmanly

adjective

Origin

Late 16th century: from state's man, translating French homme d'état.

Rhymes

statesmen

Definition of statesman in US English:

statesman

nounˈstātsmənˈsteɪtsmən

A skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure.
guests included members of the European royal families, diplomats, and statesmen
Example sentencesExamples
- Now the attempt is being made to present him as a political statesman and martyr.
- An extraordinary spiritual leader and a courageous statesman is no more.
- Minor world leaders get to be statesmen for a day, and tell their parliaments and electors that they are taking part in a world summit.
- For these are times when we expect our politicians to metamorphose into statesmen.
- He called for more effort on the part of all statesmen, politicians and church leaders to resolve the schism in the Orthodox church.
- Responsible statesmen and stateswomen are not merely free, as sovereign rulers, to act in an expedient way.
- The two statesmen signed an agreement to establish a bi-national commission between South Africa and Brazil.
- A politician thinks of the next race, a statesman of the next generation.
- He frequently dined out and, over the years, entertained a great variety of guests, from fellow impressionist artists to statesmen.
- From now on, our leaders, our politicians, our statesmen will be fair game too.
- Northcliffe travelled widely and consorted freely with statesmen and politicians not to mention royalty.
- He would like to see state and federal elected officials become statesmen not politicians.
- Not only politicians and statesmen have the opportunity to practice creative speech.
- It's the outlaws and rebels that history often prefers to remember rather than the statesmen and leaders.
- The statesmen and foreign dignitaries have departed - but the World Summit show is not quite over.
- The difference between a politician and a statesman is the degree of common sense and courage shown in difficult times.
Synonyms
senior politician, stateswoman, respected political figure, elder statesman, political leader, national leader, grand old man, gom

Origin

Late 16th century: from state's man, translating French homme d'état.

单词	statesman
释义	Definition of statesman in English: statesman nounPlural statesmen ˈsteɪtsmənˈsteɪtsmən A skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure. guests included members of the European royal families, diplomats, and statesmen Example sentencesExamples Not only politicians and statesmen have the opportunity to practice creative speech. It's the outlaws and rebels that history often prefers to remember rather than the statesmen and leaders. Northcliffe travelled widely and consorted freely with statesmen and politicians not to mention royalty. From now on, our leaders, our politicians, our statesmen will be fair game too. An extraordinary spiritual leader and a courageous statesman is no more. A politician thinks of the next race, a statesman of the next generation. For these are times when we expect our politicians to metamorphose into statesmen. He would like to see state and federal elected officials become statesmen not politicians. The difference between a politician and a statesman is the degree of common sense and courage shown in difficult times. Now the attempt is being made to present him as a political statesman and martyr. The statesmen and foreign dignitaries have departed - but the World Summit show is not quite over. He frequently dined out and, over the years, entertained a great variety of guests, from fellow impressionist artists to statesmen. Responsible statesmen and stateswomen are not merely free, as sovereign rulers, to act in an expedient way. The two statesmen signed an agreement to establish a bi-national commission between South Africa and Brazil. He called for more effort on the part of all statesmen, politicians and church leaders to resolve the schism in the Orthodox church. Minor world leaders get to be statesmen for a day, and tell their parliaments and electors that they are taking part in a world summit. Synonyms senior politician, respected political figure, elder statesman, political leader, national leader, grand old man, GOM French éminence grise Derivatives statesmanlike adjective ˈsteɪtsmənlʌɪk The time in the Senate has made her more statesmanlike; on the other hand, her speech is fairly empty, touching on old, trusted but overworn notes. Example sentencesExamples But Sistani has so far played a statesmanlike game. He was well-briefed and spoke articulately about Scotland's qualities, although his public speaking set-pieces still lack a statesmanlike stamp. This disdain for legality - well concealed behind statesmanlike rhetoric - corresponds directly with a second vice: not telling the public the truth. There were moments, especially in his last few statements, where he sounded statesmanlike and like a guy who wanted to be a ‘uniter, not a divider.’ statesmanly adjective Origin Late 16th century: from state's man, translating French homme d'état. Rhymes statesmen Definition of statesman in US English: statesman nounˈstātsmənˈsteɪtsmən A skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure. guests included members of the European royal families, diplomats, and statesmen Example sentencesExamples Now the attempt is being made to present him as a political statesman and martyr. An extraordinary spiritual leader and a courageous statesman is no more. Minor world leaders get to be statesmen for a day, and tell their parliaments and electors that they are taking part in a world summit. For these are times when we expect our politicians to metamorphose into statesmen. He called for more effort on the part of all statesmen, politicians and church leaders to resolve the schism in the Orthodox church. Responsible statesmen and stateswomen are not merely free, as sovereign rulers, to act in an expedient way. The two statesmen signed an agreement to establish a bi-national commission between South Africa and Brazil. A politician thinks of the next race, a statesman of the next generation. He frequently dined out and, over the years, entertained a great variety of guests, from fellow impressionist artists to statesmen. From now on, our leaders, our politicians, our statesmen will be fair game too. Northcliffe travelled widely and consorted freely with statesmen and politicians not to mention royalty. He would like to see state and federal elected officials become statesmen not politicians. Not only politicians and statesmen have the opportunity to practice creative speech. It's the outlaws and rebels that history often prefers to remember rather than the statesmen and leaders. The statesmen and foreign dignitaries have departed - but the World Summit show is not quite over. The difference between a politician and a statesman is the degree of common sense and courage shown in difficult times. Synonyms senior politician, stateswoman, respected political figure, elder statesman, political leader, national leader, grand old man, gom Origin Late 16th century: from state's man, translating French homme d'état.
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