statesman

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France on Thursday bid farewell to former prime minister Lionel Jospin, with President Emmanuel Macron leading a national tribute to the influential left‑wing statesman credited with major welfare reforms.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

That he’d become something, in other words, resembling a statesman.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Here is the quintessential Westerner about to transform himself from Honest Abe the rail-splitter into Father Abraham, the avuncular statesman capable of handling the looming crisis over disunion and slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

This will be another stage in what those who work with Prince William call his development as a global statesman.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

He was a soldier, a diplomat, a statesman.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela