statesman

Example Sentences

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Cook morphed into the closest thing the corporate world has to a statesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Mr. Orbán was ultimately more impresario than statesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"Marco Rubio is an outstanding statesman," said Brian Su, 60, a consultant from Chicago.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

I saw my role as am elder statesman who might help them move on to the more inclusive ideas of the Congress Movement.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela