elder statesman
nounDefinition of elder statesman
: an eminent senior member of a group or organization
especially
: a retired statesman who unofficially advises current leaders
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Synonyms & Antonyms for elder statesman
Synonyms
dean, doyen, elder, Ă©minence grise, nestor, senior
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Examples of elder statesman in a Sentence
an elder statesman of baseball coaches
the elder statesman of the White House correspondents is finally retiring after nearly a half century of service
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Marcus has graduated to a Gears elder statesman, in terms of offering guidance and wisdom either as a sidekick or a voice in a headset. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Gears of War 5 hands-on: A new blockbuster for the game-subscription era," 30 Aug. 2019 Biden also evolved into a beloved elder statesman for many Democrats during those years, particularly after the 2015 death of his son Beau, who succumbed to brain cancer at age 46. — Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, "Biden is still the Democrat to beat, but rivals see weakness," 10 Aug. 2019 DeMarre Carroll, Nets forward A respected elder statesman, Carroll boasts an extensive playoff resume that includes trips to the Eastern Conference finals with Atlanta in 2015 and Toronto in 2016. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors offseason plan: Who will replace Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson?," 16 June 2019 Sir Michael Kadoorie, the charismatic elder statesman, heir, visionary of today's Peninsula Hotels—and storied car collector himself—sketched out the Quail, now in its 16th year, as a tonic to the storied, more formal dowager, the Concours. — Alex Hitz, Town & Country, "The Quail Is the Highlight of Monterey Car Week," 6 Sep. 2018 For an elder statesman in a leaderless party, one who long envisioned himself in the top job, the pull toward another presidential bid is strong. — Thomas Beaumont, The Seattle Times, "Will Joe run? Biden feels the push to take on Trump in 2020," 4 Sep. 2018 At 21, Robinson could be considered an elder statesman next to many of the other potential top-20 picks. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The internet's mock-draft collection thinks the Bucks will be on guard for Thursday's NBA draft," 20 June 2018 Last year, at 5Point Film Festival, Fitz Cahall, the elder statesman of outdoor podcasts for the past 11 years as host of the Dirtbag Diaries, approached writer Paddy O’Connell about potentially hosting a second podcast. — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, "The Good-Cop, Bad-Cop Podcast of the Outdoors," 15 June 2018 The other elder statesman is linebacker Sean Lee at 31. — Clarence E. Hill Jr., star-telegram, "The Baby 'Boys: It's back to the basics with younger, newer and more energetic Cowboys," 30 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'elder statesman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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