Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A prominent, highly experienced older man, especially one acting as an unofficial adviser.
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- n. a term of respect for an elderly and prominent person
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders
- n. any influential person whose advice is highly respected
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Examples
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Even if baseball was slow to address the issues of The Mitchell Report, the appointment of such an elder statesman can give credibility and a huge, publicly-supported boost to the effort.
Richard Grenell: Create a Social Security System for Athletes or Face the Feds' Imposed Solution
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Ainsleigh, the self-proclaimed elder statesman of the group, had undertaken to chaperon the youngsters with his wife.
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Eliphalet Dyer, an elder statesman from Connecticut who had served sporadically in Congress since 1774, captured the sense of despair.
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Jerome Bruner, an elder statesman in educational psychology, made the same point in his 1996 book, The Culture of Education:
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Sitting down at his desk, he watched as the Federation graphic was replaced with another image—that of Admiral Edrich, the gray-haired elder statesman of Starfleet Command.
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