elder statesman
elder statesman noun: a prominent and respected elderly political leader.
Noun
elder statesman (plural elder statesmen)
- A prominent and respected elderly political leader.
- Thus Ito, according to some interpreters of modern Japan, practically ceased to rank as an "elder statesman" when he consented to lead the political combination known as the Sei-yu-kai.1905 October 5, “A Review of the World”, in Current Literature, volume 39, number 4, page 364
- Mrs. Carghill. At bottom, I believe you're still the same silly Richard / You always were. You wanted to pose / As a man of the world. And now you're posing / As what? I presume, as an elder statesman; / And the difference between being an elder statesman / And posing successfully as an elder...1958, T. S. Eliot, The Elder Statesman
- A prominent and respected person in a specified field who is elderly or who has been in the field for a long time.
- I would classify him in this field as an elder statesman and a very knowledgeable and brilliant scientist, and useful for consulting purposes, but he is not directly working on Project Vela.1962, United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Developments in the Field of Detection and Identification of Nuclear Explosions (Project Vela) and Relationship to Test Ban...
- With the average age of the new production team under thirty, he found himself in the unenviable position of BBC Current Affairs elder statesman.2004, Mark Andresen, Field of Vision: The Broadcast Life of Kenneth Allsop, page 458
elder statesman meaning in Kannada and Thai
elder statesman in Kannada
- ಹಿರಿಯ ಮುತ್ಸದ್ದಿ, ನುರಿತ ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರ
elder statesman in Thai
- respected elderly political leader
- รัฐบุรุษอาวุโส rát-tà-bù-rùt-aa-wú-sǒo
Examples of elder statesman in a sentence
- I presume, as an elder statesman; / And the difference between being an elder statesman / And posing successfully as an elder statesman / Is practically negligible. / And you look the part.1958, T. S. Eliot, The Elder Statesman:
- Michael Foot was speaking affectionately when in 1979 he quipped that David Steel had apparently gone from 'rising hope to elder statesman' without any intervening period whatsoever.2012, David Torrance, David Steel: Rising Hope to Elder Stateman:
- The former president has positioned himself as an impartial elder statesman above intraparty machinations and was neutral during the 2020 Democratic primaries.2024 July 22, Glenn Thrush, “Why Obama Hasn’t Endorsed Harris”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms of elder statesman
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Questions about elder statesman
- What does elder statesman mean?
- Elder statesman means a prominent and respected elderly political leader.
- What is elder statesman in Kannada?
- Elder statesman in Kannada is ಹಿರಿಯ ಮುತ್ಸದ್ದಿ, ನುರಿತ ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರ. See Elder statesman meaning in Kannada.
- How do you use elder statesman in a sentence?
- I presume, as an elder statesman; / And the difference between being an elder statesman / And posing successfully as an elder statesman / Is practically negligible. / And you look the part.
- What part of speech is elder statesman?
- Elder statesman is a noun.
- What is the plural of elder statesman?
- The plural of elder statesman is elder statesmen.
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