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statesman

noun as in senator

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In Canning he found, or rather projected, “a genius, almost a universal one, an orator, a wit, a poet, a statesman.”

“Statesman and savants, builders and even priests are their servants,” intoned Time.

Others held him up as a great statesman who labored for international peace.

And yet her call for a plebiscite smacks as much of political despair than a statesman's conviction.

Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian writer and statesman who changed African literature forever, has died at the age of 82.

Lawrence Hyde, earl of Rochester, died; deservedly respected as an able statesman.

The virtuous statesman advanced to meet him, while his countenance proclaimed that he knew all, and sympathized with its victim.

A woman with such capabilities would be wasted in the rle of a mere countess—but as the wife of an aspiring Liberal statesman!

William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a most illustrious English statesman, died.

Charles Montague, earl Halifax, died; an eminent English statesman, orator and poet.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to statesman, such as: lawmaker, legislator, and politician.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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