statesmanship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of statesmanship
Example Sentences
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The opera offers a look at how the Civil War ended with high-minded statesmanship.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
But not Mr. Carney, who passes off conventional wisdom as bold truth-telling and mistakes empty moralizing for statesmanship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
He was in his later years hailed for his integrity and statesmanship.
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
"It's an unprecedented situation. It requires the highest levels of statesmanship to craft this judgement," says lawyer Akshat Bajpai.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023
If the Adams brand of statesmanship was now an anachronism—and it was—then the Adams presidency would serve as a fitting monument to its passing.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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