statesmanship
the ability, qualifications, or practice of a statesman; wisdom and skill in the management of public affairs.
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How to use statesmanship in a sentence
As we turn to business to help provide guardrails, there is good precedent for such corporate statesmanship.
So Netanyahu's best play, against character, is statesmanship.
That's a tremendously difficult job and it requires a tremendous amount of statesmanship and leadership.
Ron Paul Revolution's Jesse Benton Joins... GOP Senate Leader, Mitch McConnell? | Justin Green | September 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Texas is far from alone in a stunning lack of statesmanship shown in the redistricting process.
Lawmakers Pledge to Reform, But Gerrymandering Keeps Getting Worse | John Avlon | February 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTDire predictions about government's inability to function were shot down by last-minute acts of statesmanship on Capitol Hill.
Influential commentators have weighed in, with one accusing Obama of “crass populism which shows very poor statesmanship.”
We say—mark this, in order to appreciate a display of the true genius of statesmanship.
But what a contrast to this spasm of local statesmanship the earlier years of that drink-sodden century display!
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbWhere else is the field of statesmanship so large, or the necessity for able statesmen so great?
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. BoutwellTrue philosophy, the Christian law, and the art of statesmanship, unite to teach this truth.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X | VariousIn the inauguration of the system, Japanese statesmanship was exposed to a severe ordeal.
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