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elder statesmen

elder statesmen is the plural of elder statesman.

Meaning of elder statesman

Noun

elder statesman (plural elder statesmen)

  1. 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
  2. (broadly) 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...

Questions about elder statesmen

What is elder statesmen the plural of?
Elder statesmen is the plural of elder statesman.

Words near elder statesmen in the dictionary

  1. Elder Futhark
  2. elder orphan
  3. elder orphans
  4. elder sisters
  5. elder statesman
  6. elder statesmen
  7. elder-blow
  8. elder-blows
  9. elder-flower
  10. elder-gun
  11. elder-guns

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