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elder statesman

noun as in influential person

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The dynamic is, in part, a testament to Kerry’s role as an elder statesman who is greeted with open arms by heads of government in foreign capitals.

From Time

He’s the elder statesman of this coaching staff, and he sees himself as the bridge from where Oklahoma State was to where it wants to be.

Canada, an elder statesman of education policy, is the longtime president of the Harlem Children’s Zone, which has provided holistic support to dozens of thousands of underserved students.

From Time

Despairing, he is consoled by an elder statesman of his party.

Will John McCain play the elder statesman on filibuster reform?

In reality, perhaps the elder statesman resigned from public life because he knew his luck had run out.

It marked the end of his presidential hopes and allowed him free rein to return to the Senate as an elder statesman.

As the wise elder statesman, Gingrich might yet be able to capture some of the gravitas that his opening weeks took away.

"You know what I think," said the elder statesman thoughtfully.

Even with the Labor Party in power he was a respected elder statesman.

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

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