as in deans
the senior member of a group
the elder statesman of the White House correspondents is finally retiring after nearly a half century of service
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Recent Examples of elder statesmen
On a day when the last remaining Israeli hostages returned home after two years in captivity, and both Israelis and Palestinians celebrated the end of the Israel-Hamas war, many of America's elder statesmen and stateswomen kept mum.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elder statesmen
Noun
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Two of the lawsuits were filed by the deans injured in the East High shooting.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mentoring women in the power industry Thomas mentors doctoral students as well as professors who aspire to serve as deans or other high-level positions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The duty to settle honor scores was forced upon Rashida by his elders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The bride is anxious too, since in her South Asian culture, standing up to her elders like that is considered a generally bad thing to do and creates longterm family tension.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The annual event is a tribute to the service and sacrifice of veterans and their families.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Last Drop Distillers was founded by spirits industry veterans Tom Jago and James Espey in 2008, with a focus on finding and bottling the literal last drops of rare spirits from around the world.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Elder statesmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elder%20statesmen. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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