elder statesman

noun

Definition of elder statesman

: an eminent senior member of a group or organization especially : a retired statesman who unofficially advises current leaders

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Synonyms & Antonyms for elder statesman

Synonyms

dean, doyen, elder, éminence grise, nestor, senior

Antonyms

baby, junior

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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David Hockney At age 81, David Hockney has been getting the elder statesman treatment lately, with multiple museum shows and a reappraisal at auction. — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "Art Market, Hoping the Good Times Keep Rolling, Prepares for N.Y. Sales," 6 Nov. 2018 Utley hasn't retired yet either, and has gracefully accepted a diminished, elder statesman role. — Jay Jaffe, SI.com, "Forecasting the 2019-2023 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees," 27 Jan. 2018 For an elder statesman in a leaderless party, one who long envisioned himself in the top job, the pull toward another presidential bid is strong. — Thomas Beaumont, The Seattle Times, "Will Joe run? Biden feels the push to take on Trump in 2020," 4 Sep. 2018 While this year's headliners are younger than ever (Eminem is the elder statesman at 45), there's a marked return to booking veteran performers further down the bill, including Mavis Staples and Nile Rogers and CHIC. — Dave Paulson, USA TODAY, "Bonnaroo 2018 lineup: Eminem, The Killers, Muse to headline Tennessee festival in June," 9 Jan. 2018 Sir Michael Kadoorie, the charismatic elder statesman, heir, visionary of today's Peninsula Hotels—and storied car collector himself—sketched out the Quail, now in its 16th year, as a tonic to the storied, more formal dowager, the Concours. — Alex Hitz, Town & Country, "The Quail Is the Highlight of Monterey Car Week," 6 Sep. 2018 Before questions arose about whether its technology worked, Theranos was valued at $9 billion and featured on the covers of magazines and backed by a formidable board of elder statesmen and former military leaders. — Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, "The Health 202: Congress tackles Medicaid rule in effort to dent opioid crisis," 18 June 2018 America will miss her devoted son, her stalwart champion, her elder statesman. — Fox News, "Trump orders flags flown at half-staff for John McCain," 28 Aug. 2018 The only surviving players from that game in 2009 are United's Michael Carrick and Antonio Valencia, elder statesman at the club now whom share the armband duties. — SI.com, "Burnley vs Manchester United Preview: Classic Encounter, Team News, Recent Form & More," 19 Jan. 2018

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