elder statesman

The question now is whether he, as one of the country’s elder statesmen, will boldly stand up in defense of democracy, or let himself be symbolically pilloried — or worse.

Guided by his wife, Sharon, who was his manager and steadying force, Osbourne reinvented himself in the 1990s as an elder statesman of heavy metal.

Athletics elder statesman, Sir Brendan Foster, will spearhead a campaign to get millions walking or running regularly.

Mr Morrison described Mr Adams as "an elder statesman".

Herbie Hancock, who at 85 years young is one of the elder statesmen and authorities of jazz, says jazz is a spirit.