statesman
English
Etymology
From state + -s- + -man, modelled after French homme d’État.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteɪtsmən/
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Noun
statesman (plural statesmen)
- A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
- A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
- (dialectal, Lake District) A man who lives on a landed estate; a small landholder.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
man who is a leader in national or international affairs
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political leader who promotes the public good
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Further reading
- “statesman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “statesman”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “statesman”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɔːtsˈman/
Noun
statesman
- statesman
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 7-9:
- and whilke we canna zei, albeit o' 'Governere,' 'Statesman,' an alike.
- and for which we have no words but of 'Governor,' 'Statesman,' &c.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114
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