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View synonyms for elder statesman
elder statesman
noun
- an influential citizen, often a retired high official, whose advice is sought by government leaders.
- any influential member of a company, group, etc., whose advice is respected.
- Japanese History. any of the political leaders who retired from official office but continued to exert a strong influence in the government and who controlled the emperor's privy council, especially in the period 1898–1914.
elder statesman
noun
- an old, experienced, and eminent person, esp a politician, whose advice is often sought
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elder statesman1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
Despairing, he is consoled by an elder statesman of his party.
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Will John McCain play the elder statesman on filibuster reform?
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In reality, perhaps the elder statesman resigned from public life because he knew his luck had run out.
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It marked the end of his presidential hopes and allowed him free rein to return to the Senate as an elder statesman.
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As the wise elder statesman, Gingrich might yet be able to capture some of the gravitas that his opening weeks took away.
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"You know what I think," said the elder statesman thoughtfully.
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Even with the Labor Party in power he was a respected elder statesman.
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