statesman

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsteɪtsmən/

Noun

statesman (plural statesmen)

1. A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
2. A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
3. In the dialect of the English Lake District and nearby, a man who lives on a landed estate; a small landholder.

Related terms

• elder statesman
• statesmanship
• stateswoman
• statesperson

Translations

• French: homme d'État
• German: Staatsmann
• Portuguese: estadista
• Russian: госуда́рственный де́ятель
• Spanish: estadista

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