Statesman Definition
stātsmən
statesmen
noun
statesmen
A person who shows wisdom, skill, and vision in conducting state affairs and dealing with public issues, or one engaged in the business of government.
Webster's New World
A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
Wiktionary
A male political leader regarded as a disinterested promoter of the public good.
American Heritage
A man who is a respected leader in a given field.
American Heritage
In the dialect of the English Lake District and nearby, a man who lives on a landed estate.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- national-leader
- solon
- veteran lawmaker
- legislator
- lawgiver
- representative
- elder-statesman
- diplomat
- strategist
- politician
- official
- minister
- executive
- administrator
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Other Word Forms of Statesman
Noun
Singular:
statesman
Plural:
statesmenOrigin of Statesman
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Calque of French homme d'état, state's +"Ž -man
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