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He has not yet become an elder statesman, though his foreign policy credentials are considerable, but he is certainly our ancient mariner, forever tugging at our sleeve to let him tell his tale of what really happened.
Ronald Steel

Meaning of "elder statesman" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELDER STATESMAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELDER STATESMAN

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Elder statesman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELDER STATESMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Statesman

A statesman is usually a politician, diplomat or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career at the national or international level. Statesman or Statesmen may also refer to...

Definition of elder statesman in the English dictionary

The definition of elder statesman in the dictionary is an old, experienced, and eminent person, esp a politician, whose advice is often sought.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELDER STATESMAN

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ELDO
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ELDR
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ELDER STATESMAN

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Synonyms and antonyms of elder statesman in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «elder statesman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELDER STATESMAN

Find out the translation of elder statesman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of elder statesman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elder statesman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

元老
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estadista
570 millions of speakers

English

elder statesman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बड़े राजनेता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجل الدولة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старший государственный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais velho estadista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বয়স্ক রাজনীতিবিদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vétéran
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Negarawan tua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Elder Statesman
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長老政治家
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장로 정치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepuh negarawan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

khách cao tuổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூத்த மாநில உறுப்பினர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वडील राजकारणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yaşlı devlet adamı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anziano statista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

starszy mąż stanu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старший державний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stat mai mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλαιότερος πολιτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouer staatsman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fläderstatsman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eldre stats
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of elder statesman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELDER STATESMAN»

The term «elder statesman» is regularly used and occupies the 107.051 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELDER STATESMAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elder statesman

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3 QUOTES WITH «ELDER STATESMAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word elder statesman.
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Michael Foot
He's passed from rising hope to elder statesman without any intervening period whatsoever.
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Ronald Steel
He has not yet become an elder statesman, though his foreign policy credentials are considerable, but he is certainly our ancient mariner, forever tugging at our sleeve to let him tell his tale of what really happened.
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Earl Wilson
The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELDER STATESMAN»

Discover the use of elder statesman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elder statesman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Elder statesman: a biography of J. Reuben Clark
Later he would become Undersecretary of State, Ambassador to Mexico, and counselor to three Mormon prophets. Quinn's revisitation of Clark's life might well be the last great biography of a twentieth-century Mormon leader.
D. Michael Quinn, 2002
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The Elder Statesman
The dialogue in The Elder Statesman, the love scenes in particular, contain some of Eliot's most tender and expressive writing for the theatre. The play was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1958.
T.S. Eliot, 2013
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Wisdom from Lyle E. Schaller: The Elder Statesman of Church ...
Practical lessons and timeless advise for every church leader, from the original, one-and-only Lyle Schaller.
Lyle E Schaller, Warren Bird, 2012
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The Plays of T.S. Eliot
The Elder Statesman, first performed at Edinburgh festival in 1958, directs our attention to an elder statesman in his retired life. He has been honoured and applauded in his role as a statesman. But now on his deathbed, he sees for the first ...
Maneesha Tiwari, 2007
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Critical Companion to T. S. Eliot: A Literary Reference to ...
When he learned, however, that that title had already been used, he elected to call his verse drama The Elder Statesman instead. The London production of the play, again under the direction of his longtime theatrical collaborator E. MARTIN ...
Russell E. Murphy, 2007
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T.s. Eliot The Dramatist
... the doubleness of action in his plays, which incorporates the logic of appearances as well as the deeper emotional realities has nowhere been so successfully presented as in The Elder Statesman. Within the rigid formalist pattern of Murder ...
Subhas Sarkar, 2006
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T. S. Eliot: The Contemporary Reviews
“T. S. Eliot's New Play: The Elder Statesman.” Manchester Guardian, 27 August 1958, [page no. unknown]. ∗T. C. Worsley. “Mr. Eliot at Colonus.” New Statesman 56 (30 August 1958), 245–46. W. A. Darlington. “By T. S. Eliot.” New York Times ...
Jewel Spears Brooker, 2004
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FAT FAT Snitch
Lawrence J. Corneck. Thaddeus's smile slowly fades away. THADDEUS But the anti-Age- discrimination laws? ELDER STATESMAN VOICE (O.S.) We have cause. THADDEUS Cause? ELDER STATESMAN VOICE (O.S.) Maybe it's that ...
Lawrence J. Corneck, 2007
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T.S. Eliot: Poetry, Plays and Prose
The poetry and the music of earlier plays are conspicuously absent in this play. The central theme of the play is the hollowness of personality and the meaninglessness of what is generally called the private self. In The Elder Statesman, there is ...
Sunil Kumar Sarker, 2000
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LIFE
Eliot's mellowness is reflected in his play, The Elder Statesman, in which, as one critic remarked, the word "love" turns up more often than in all his other plays combined. Its hero, having risen to honor and glory, is suddenly confronted by ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELDER STATESMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term elder statesman is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet the Guy Tasked with Saving the Chinese Stock Market
An elder statesman of global central banking, Zhou has seen out peers from Mervyn King at the Bank of England to Ben S. Bernanke at the Fed ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
2
King's Lynn Festival starts this weekend
Barry Cryer, the elder statesman of British comedy will be back in Lynn on Friday, July 17, with pianist Colin Sell with a show entitled Twitter ... «Lynn News, Jul 15»
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Scottish Open 2015: Phil Mickleson praises Tom Watson as a golfer …
... that public savaging of his elder statesman captain, sitting just a few bodies away, as the dis-United States side filled the interview room's top ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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Longtime lawyer Jerry Johnson dies
For Dixon, the elder statesman became a mentor and role model. “He's the smartest person I ever met in my life,” Dixon said. “He was a unique ... «Amarillo.com, Jul 15»
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Kanye West Reportedly Fumes At Scott Disick, Says Kourtney …
Now that he's pushing 40, Kanye is something of an elder statesman in this crowd and if things have caught his attention, it's entirely possible ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
6
Skrillex gets on board the second Full Flex Express
At 27, he is transitioning into the role of respected elder statesman within the current wave of electronic music. Young people are turning to ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
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Bono Lauds Shimon Peres At Concert: 'You Have Dedicated Your …
Upon learning the elder statesman was in the crowd, the band frontrunner dedicated a special version of “One” to Peres. “Somebody here ... «Jspace News, Jul 15»
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Kit Siang: Who benefits after Najib not the issue
KUALA LUMPUR: DAP elder statesman Lim Kit Siang thinks that the focus on the way forward, in the wake of the allegations in the Wall Street ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
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Putin is weak: The Russian strongman is terrified of losing control …
... because the stakes here aren't just whether Putin will retire to his dacha and live out the rest of his life as an idle elder statesman. Rather, it is ... «Vox, Jul 15»
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AL or NL: Which All-Star Roster Has the Premier Batch of Baseball …
And they perfectly fit the career arc, with Pujols being the elder statesman, Donaldson being the player in his late 20s and prime and Trout ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

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