statesmen

/-mษ›n/

IPA: /S T EY1 T S M IH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.

  2. 2

    A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.

  3. 3

    In the dialect of the English Lake District and nearby, a man who lives on a landed estate; a small landholder.

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