statesman

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France on Thursday bid farewell to former prime minister Lionel Jospin, with President Emmanuel Macron leading a national tribute to the influential left‑wing statesman credited with major welfare reforms.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

That he’d become something, in other words, resembling a statesman.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

After his presidential runs, Jackson later positioned himself as an elder statesman within the Democratic Party.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Even Nick Saban, the sport’s elder statesman, pronounced it all but dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Adams himself, while vastly experienced as a statesman and diplomat, had no experience whatsoever as an executive.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis