Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the manner or the wisdom of statesmen; worthy of or befitting a statesman: as, a statesmanlike measure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Like a
statesman , demonstrating the skills and qualities of a respected leader.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman
Etymologies
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Examples
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He lauded Mandela for what he described as his statesmanlike conduct on Friday.
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He lauded Mandela for what he described as his statesmanlike conduct on Friday.
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I believe we are entitled still to look back to those giants of our past as our examples of the ultimate in statesmanlike thought.
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A couple more decades of such bipartisan "statesmanlike" - war and deficit spending and we'll have a Depression worse than 1929.
Against Afghan War 2008
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Their officials at their headquarters are almost forced to adopt what can be politely described as a statesmanlike attitude over matters of controversy between different countries.
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She is anything but "statesmanlike" (sorry, I don't know what the gender-neutral equivalent for that term would be).
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The normally reserved defense secretary heaped praise on Karzai for reacting in "an extraordinarily statesmanlike way," adding, "Frankly, I think the American government will not forget this kind of statesmanlike response."
Defense Secretary Gates: Progress in Afghan war has 'exceeded my expectations' Craig Whitlock 2010
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The normally reserved defense secretary heaped praise on Karzai for reacting in "an extraordinarily statesmanlike way," adding, "Frankly, I think the American government will not forget this kind of statesmanlike response."
Defense Secretary Gates: Progress in Afghan war has 'exceeded my expectations' Craig Whitlock 2010
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Bill Richardson praised North Korea's "statesmanlike" restraint as he wrapped up a four-day trip to North Korea.
South Korea Braces For Possible Attack By FOSTER KLUG 2010
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He was 'statesmanlike' last time, and your colleague Evans panned him as crap, because he didn't join in the bunfight.
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