Associations to the word «Statesman»

Wiktionary

STATESMAN, noun. A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
STATESMAN, noun. A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
STATESMAN, noun. In the dialect of the English Lake District and nearby, a man who lives on a landed estate.

Dictionary definition

STATESMAN, noun. A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats