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
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Once a bad-boy on court, McEnroe developed into an elder statesman in tennis broadcasting.
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
But, looking to start a rehabilitation of his image as an elder statesman of a party out of power, Biden urged his fellow Democrats to keep the faith and stay vigilant.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 May 2025
The good news is that the 550 is now an elder statesman on the Ferrari family tree, and specialists have come around to support owners of these altogether-wonderful cars with fixes for about every problem.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Lowden plays River like a stoic fool, the serious novice to Gary Oldman’s sloppy elder statesman.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
But, looking to start a rehabilitation of his image as an elder statesman of a party out of power, Biden urged his fellow Democrats to keep the faith and stay vigilant.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 May 2025
The good news is that the 550 is now an elder statesman on the Ferrari family tree, and specialists have come around to support owners of these altogether-wonderful cars with fixes for about every problem.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Lowden plays River like a stoic fool, the serious novice to Gary Oldman’s sloppy elder statesman.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elder statesman
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elder%20statesman. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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