elder statesman
noun
: an eminent senior member of a group or organization
especially
: a retired statesman who unofficially advises current leaders
Examples of elder statesman in a Sentence
an elder statesman of baseball coaches
the elder statesman of the White House correspondents is finally retiring after nearly a half century of service
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At Chapter One, Lira, with more than a decade on the job, has become the restaurant’s elder statesman.
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Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Then there is the upstart turned elder statesman of the group, A24.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
By the mid-2010s, Combs was fully reveling in his role as an elder statesman of rap.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 12 May 2025
Bottom line: Larry Fink is an elder statesman of sorts whose influence over other firms’ strategies is hard to overstate.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Then there is the upstart turned elder statesman of the group, A24.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
By the mid-2010s, Combs was fully reveling in his role as an elder statesman of rap.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 12 May 2025
Bottom line: Larry Fink is an elder statesman of sorts whose influence over other firms’ strategies is hard to overstate.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elder statesman
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elder%20statesman. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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