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

After his presidential runs, Jackson later positioned himself as an elder statesman within the Democratic Party.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 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

At the same time, supporters of another Roman statesman named Marcus Lepidus wanted to see their man in power.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby