elder stateswoman

noun

1. an influential female citizen, often a retired high official, whose advice is sought by government leaders.

2. any influential female member of a company, group, etc., whose advice is respected.

Example Sentences

At 36, she has completed the transition from wunderkind to elder stateswoman.

From Los Angeles Times

This marked the beginning of the startling second act of Jackson’s musical career, as she became — among a certain set — an elder stateswoman of grungy thrash guitar.

From New York Times

More than a decade and a half after her first mixtape, Minaj, 41, is an elder stateswoman: still a cantankerous figure in the genre, and still a sometime hitmaker.

From New York Times

At her final World Cup, Rapinoe was the elder stateswoman on a team that had 14 players appearing for the first time in the tournament.

From Seattle Times

The Grammys enlisted pop music's elder stateswoman to introduce Sam Smith, a nonbinary performer, and Kim Petras, a trans woman, on the occasion of their history-making Grammy win for their chart-topping duet "Unholy."

From Salon