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
Recent Examples on the Web
Snoop Dogg, the inimitable elder statesman of American hip-hop, lit up the first few days of the Paris Olympic Games.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 July 2024
The very party members who forced him to drop out now hail him as an elder statesman.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
Each party has at times nominated an elder statesman at the top of the ticket, prompting a younger vice-presidential pick, but even those No. 2 selections had more experience than Vance.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Klein, who has yet to spend a full month in the majors, expressed his desire to learn from the bullpen’s elder statesmen.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 July 2024
The very party members who forced him to drop out now hail him as an elder statesman.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
Each party has at times nominated an elder statesman at the top of the ticket, prompting a younger vice-presidential pick, but even those No. 2 selections had more experience than Vance.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Klein, who has yet to spend a full month in the majors, expressed his desire to learn from the bullpen’s elder statesmen.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elder%20statesman. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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