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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
  • noun A male political leader regarded as a disinterested promoter of the public good.
  • noun A man who is a respected leader in a given field.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A man who is versed in the art of government, and exhibits conspicuous ability and sagacity in the direction and management of public affairs; a politician in the highest sense of the term.
  • noun One who occupies his own estate; a small landholder.
  • noun Synonyms See politician.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A man versed in public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities.
  • noun One occupied with the affairs of government, and influential in shaping its policy.
  • noun Prov. Eng. A small landholder.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
  • noun A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
  • noun In the dialect of the English Lake District and nearby, a man who lives on a landed estate.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

Etymologies

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Calque of French homme d'état, state's +‎ -man

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