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elder statesman

  1. Historical 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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