statesman
noun
a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
statesmanly
-
a word derived from
statesman.
Example Sentences
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The character he seems most like is Sandy Cohen, the statesmanly patriarch of the 00s teen-dramedy The OC, one of television’s greatest-ever dads.
From The Guardian ● May 20, 2020
Warm, wise, statesmanly Dr. Hu was, in fact and in his own person, just about the most persuasive argument for China imaginable.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was received as the most statesmanly document of his administration.
From Time Magazine Archive
As his two sons developed, the superiority of Jon Bratiano Jr. over Vintila in statesmanly dexterity became manifest; and young Jon succeeded his father in the Premiership as early as 1909.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the meadows smile with statesmanly guile, And the cuckoo’s call is a snare!
From The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History by Henry Morley
