senior statesmannoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsiː.ni.ə ˈsteɪt.smən/us/ˌsiː.njɚ ˈsteɪt.smən/an experienced politician who is usually no longer working in government
See also
elder
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Government ministers & civil servants
- aide
- am
- attorney general
- backbencher
- cabinet
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- functionary
- government
- Home Secretary
- kitchen cabinet
- mandarin
- marshal
- private secretary
- public servant
- regulator
- secretary
- Secretary of State
- servant
- the Privy Council
- Whitehall
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