Statesmanlike
['stetsmən'laɪk]
Definition
(adj.) marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; 'a man of statesmanlike judgment'; 'a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities'-V.L.Parrington .
Editor: Tamara--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.
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Examples
- The Guild Socialism of the New Age is merely an instance of statesmanlike dealing with a new social force. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Really statesmanlike things are done, inventions are made. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Men and women clamored for remedies, vowed, shouted and insisted that their official servants do something--something statesmanlike--to abate so much evident wrong. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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